Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stuff up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: stuff up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ruin or harm.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To make a big mistake.

Australian usage; British usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To cause (the nasal passages) to be blocked.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Don't drink tonight, because it'll stuff you up before your business trip."
"We lost the match because of the goalkeeper stuffing up."
"My nose is all stuffed up so I'm speaking funny."

Usage

Inflected Forms

stuffs up (present, singular) stuffing up (participle, present) stuffed up (participle, past) stuffed up (past)

Questions

What does stuff up mean?: To ruin or harm.

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