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dick up

Vulgar slang verb meaning to ruin, spoil, or mess something up — a coarser equivalent of 'cock up' or 'screw up'.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026

Vulgar slang verb meaning to ruin, spoil, or mess something up — a coarser equivalent of 'cock up' or 'screw up'. The transitive use implies that someone's actions have caused something to go badly wrong. Common in informal speech where stronger emphasis is wanted.

He managed to completely dick up the presentation by saving over the wrong file.
Origin: From 'dick' (vulgar slang for penis) used as a general intensifying verb root, following the pattern of similar vulgar verbs meaning 'to ruin'. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora (model-assisted, hedged).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(vulgar, slang, transitive) To ruin; to spoil.

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