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- noun idiomatic, colloquial Alternative spelling of
screwup .
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Examples
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But because of a screw-up the jets dropped their bombs on the wrong hill.
The Truth About Being a Hero Karl Marlantes 2011
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As a gay boy living in NC, thank you for Shine, which I wldn't have known about w/o the screw-up.
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(Besides the ones who screw and screw-up the vows they HAD with their wives!)
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Did they put up with the constant fighting over budget and schedule or NASA-mandated descoping of their experiment to pay for some one else's screw-up on the mission?
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Plus, it looks like they might have (finally, well AFTER proof-readers, aides, and legislators themselves should have caught such an insanely obvious screw-up).
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Probably yes, but even one small screw-up that results in an encounter with the authorities could cost you your vehicle plus a lot of money and perhaps some jail time.
Would I make it? 2009
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Reloading is very rewarding, but a minor screw-up can cost you dearly.
Just curious i just got a 22-250 and i was wondering what do i need for reloading the bullets. 2010
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"I knew I had to have a good first run and I was pretty lucky in the sense that Blardone had a big screw-up and then Marcel got disqualified," Ligety said.
Janka wins overall World Cup title, Ligety king of giant slalom 2010
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Reloading is very rewarding, but a minor screw-up can cost you dearly.
Just curious i just got a 22-250 and i was wondering what do i need for reloading the bullets. 2010
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This is the son of privilege, a complete screw-up responsible for numerous crashes and partly responsible for a terrible disaster.
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