Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eff up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: ef-f up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Euphemistic form of fuck up.

Inflected Forms

effs up (present, singular) effing up (participle, present) effed up (participle, past) effed up (past)

Questions

What does eff up mean?: Euphemistic form of fuck up.

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