n
(UK, Ireland, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
v
(chiefly Britain, vulgar, slang) To bullshit; to speak or act as a joke or with no real point.
n
(idiomatic, Britain, vulgar) Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.
v
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To take some benefit and give nothing in return.
adj
(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
v
(transitive, slang) To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device.
adj
(Canada, US, informal) Broken; not working properly.
adj
(software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
v
(slang, archaic) To flatter or suck up to someone
v
(intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar) To leave, go away, disappear.
v
(Singlish) To malinger, to skive, to shirk one's duties (particularly military duties) by feigning illness.
v
(idiomatic, slang) To obtain or retrieve an object that is useless, cheap or fake.
n
(dated, British slang) A lie; a falsehood.
n
(Canada, slang) A quick detour.
v
(Australia, informal, chiefly of an entertainer) To make a repeated comeback.
v
(UK, naval, slang, dated) To mess about; to idle instead of working.
v
(slang, chiefly Australia) To do one's share; to contribute.
v
(UK, slang, humorous) Synonym of take the mickey
v
Alternative form of fuck around and find out [(intransitive, slang, vulgar, chiefly African-American Vernacular) To engage in a risky course of action, and then experience the negative consequences.]
v
(slang) To waste time, or to fool about.
n
A party or social gathering which turns out to be a disappointment.
v
(UK, idiomatic, transitive, vulgar) To annoy, irritate.
n
(US, informal) An idle or work-shy person; a shirker.
v
(Australia, derogatory) To be conceited.
v
(colloquial) To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
v
(used with "with") To screw around with, to bother, to be annoying to.
v
(intransitive) To misbehave
v
To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind.
v
(Australia, slang, transitive) To jinx or give bad luck to.
v
(informal, Australia, intransitive) To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.
v
(Australia, informal, transitive) To make fun of or insult, often in a teasing manner.
v
(intransitive, Australia, often with "at") To impart false information in an attempt to mislead.
v
(Australia, slang, intransitive) To dress up in order to impress others.
v
(nonstandard, Internet slang, video games) wrecked
v
(transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
v
(idiomatic) To screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
v
To mess with; to have on; to trick.
n
(colloquial) One who is screwed over.
v
Alternative form of sell wolf tickets [(African-American Vernacular) To make threats or boasts, especially if empty and/or if made to intimidate someone.]
adj
(slang) cheated; screwed; ripped off
adj
(vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Completely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.
n
(archaic, slang, derogatory) A supplier who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.
v
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
adj
(slang) Stripped of money or property.
adj
(slang) Having caught no fish at all when on a fishing trip.
adj
(informal) In a difficult situation, especially because of the actions of others.
n
(informal) A scam; a fraudulent deal offered to the unwary.
n
(figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
v
(idiomatic) To spend one's time idly.
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