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cockup

[kok-uhp]

noun

  1. an upward turn or curl at the top of something.

  2. a cap or hat with the front turned up.

  3. British Slang.mess; botch.



cockup

/ ˈɒˌʌ /

noun

  1. slangsomething done badly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (of an animal) to raise (its ears), esp in an alert manner

  2. slangto botch

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cockup1

First recorded in 1685–95; cock 2 + up
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Example Sentences

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The result was an epic cockup, a pseudo-event exposed as political burlesque.

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All of these segment hosts will be terrified of a similar cockup and an eternity of shame on YouTube.

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It is a measure of the suppressed hysteria that Oscar night engenders that this egregious cockup is the subject of its very own “truther” conspiracy – a theory that it was deliberately contrived to boost ratings.

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