cockup

[US]/ˈkɒkʌp/
[UK]/ˈkɑːkʌp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a mistake or error; a mess-up; a state of confusion or complete disorder; (typography) a large capital letter at the beginning of a text or paragraph, or a letter written above the line at the right shoulder
adj.curving or pointing upward at the tip
Word Forms
Pluralcockups

Phrases & Collocations

a cockup

complete cockup

major cockup

what a cockup

administrative cockup

their cockup

Example Sentences

the concert was a complete cockup from start to finish.

they made a terrible cockup of the project management.

what a cockup! the wrong files were sent to the client.

the government made a major cockup with the new policy.

it was a total cockup - nothing went according to plan.

she realized she'd made a cockup of the presentation.

the wedding planning turned into a complete cockup.

their handling of the crisis was a real cockup.

another cockup by the it department caused system failures.

the traffic arrangement was a complete cockup.

what a cockup - they forgot to book the venue!

his first attempt was a cockup, but he learned from it.

the medication cockup nearly cost the patient their life.

it's been one cockup after another since the merger.

the restaurant booking was a complete cockup.

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