dick up
C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words
To make a mess of something and ruin it.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To ruin something through a careless or stupid mistake.
"I really dicked up the presentation — I forgot to save the file."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Vulgar and uncommon; found mainly in informal American English. 'Cock up' is the closer British equivalent. Not appropriate in polite or professional contexts.
Commonly used with
plan job everything chance interview
Forms
Base
dick up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dicks up
he/she/it
Past simple
dicked up
yesterday
Past participle
dicked up
have + pp
-ing form
dicking up
continuous
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