screwup

screwup
/skrooh"up'/, n. Slang.
1. a mistake or blunder: The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.
2. a habitual blunderer.
Also, screw-up.
[1955-60; Amer.; n. use of v. phrase screw up]

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