Screw-up

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of screwup. alt-of, alternative

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cock-upanarchyblooperblunderbobbleboner

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"It seems the navy jets had a major screw-up in navigation and they bombed their own troops by mistake."

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