offensive phrasal verb.

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.

Today I have heard a offensive phrasal verb: On person said "Sorry, guys. I really f*cked up it". I have never heard this phrase. I know the meaning of the words. But I didn't understand his phrase and therefore I didn't know how to react. Are there other phrasal verb like this? Or is not a phrasal verb?

Thanks in advance.

 

[engee30]

Language! ;-)
Right, that person definitely knows how to sound offensive, but they don't seem to know anything about proper grammar. You always put a pronoun between the verb and the particle, so you get f**k it up, not f**k up it. As for the meaning - it's like saying that you did something badly.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would go further than just "did something badly".

"I f*cked it up/I scr*wed it up" are ruder/more offensive versions of "I messed it up". It's more like "I really messed it up, probably beyond any chance of recovery!"

 

[engee30]

I would go further than just "did something badly".

Oh yes, I meant to add that it's a very strong, or emphatic, way of saying that someone did something badly, but I just forgot

 

[Tdol]

If you do use this verb, please get the word order right with a pronoun- the way the speaker said it would sound really weird. :shocked!:

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

It was my mistake. I wrote pretty quickly. ;-)

 

[Rover_KE]

It was my mistake. I wrote pretty quickly. ;-)

Yes, Boris; you f*cked it up.

 

[5jj]

Language! ;-)
Right, that person definitely knows how to sound offensive, but they don't seem to know anything about proper grammar. You always put a pronoun between the verb and the particle, so you get f**k it up, not f**k up it. As for the meaning - it's like saying that you did something badly.

You are correct, if you use a pronoun. The expression is possible, though less common, without. You could just say, I f**ked up".

For the (1939-45) war generation of men and women in the armed services, there was an acronym SNAFU: situation normal - all f**ked up.

 

[emsr2d2]

For the (1939-45) war generation of men and women in the armed services, there was an acronym SNAFU: situation normal - all f**ked up.

And for the 1980s generation of filmgoers, I believe it was Lethal Weapon which used the acronym "FUBAR" (pronouced Foobar) - f*cked up beyond all recognition.

 

[bhaisahab]

And for the 1980s generation of filmgoers, I believe it was Lethal Weapon which used the acronym "FUBAR" (pronouced Foobar) - f*cked up beyond all recognition.

An acronym I have frequently seen used in connection with the current UK govenment. (Just saying ;-)°

 

[emsr2d2]

An acronym I have frequently seen used in connection with the current UK govenment. (Just saying ;-)°

Oh, that's a polite phrase (and an understatement) for the state of current administration!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hello.

Today I have heard a offensive phrasal verb: On person said "Sorry, guys. I really f*cked up it". I have never heard this phrase. I know the meaning of the words. But I didn't understand his phrase and therefore I didn't know how to react. Are there other phrasal verb like this? Or is not a phrasal verb?

Thanks in advance.

The expression, stated correctly, is very common in the US. It is so common that it has lost much of its sting. Yet, I would still be careful where and with whom you use it.

 

[Barb_D]

The military has been using FUBAR and SNAFU much longer than Lethal Weapon.

Situation normal, all effed up.

 

[emsr2d2]

The military has been using FUBAR and SNAFU much longer than Lethal Weapon.

Situation normal, all effed up.

Oh, I'm sure that's the case but Lethal Weapon was the first time I ever heard FUBAR. I don't have much contact with the military, thankfully!

 

[5jj]

Is it time to close this thread before we veer too far away from the original question?

 

[Rover_KE]

Agreed.