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- noun slang A
mistake orproblem .
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Examples
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Does it also seem odd to you that in a single laboratory goof-up we were able to to witness in just 5 days the macroevolutionary event which you claim took billions of years to accomplish in the wild?
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BTW, I have an extra copy of The Levitationist through my own goof-up with Ravenna.
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I'm not certain how the Coalition folks could call this goof-up "maintenance" when they apparently have lost control of one of their prime websites.
Coalition for Space Exploration Drops The Ball - NASA Watch 2008
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Waters later apologized for the goof-up, but maybe he should have apologized for launching such an uninspired "street" campaign in the first place.
Taking sides: Is guerrilla music marketing effective in 2010? Or just annoying? 2010
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I'm not certain how the Coalition folks could call this goof-up "maintenance" when they apparently have lost control of one of their prime websites.
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Even The Beast wouldn't have made this goof-up, and he's an idiot.
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A mistake is a goof-up, a misunderstanding, an error due to misinformation, confusion or ignorance.
The Pillory of Public Opinion ZenMondo Wormser 2008
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Even The Beast wouldn't have made this goof-up, and he's an idiot.
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However, this blunder McCain made in anointing Tammy Faye Palin as his trophy VP, does not mean that he is a goof-up.
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At least he recognized, and even enjoyed, his own strategic goof-up.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Samoa: The Silence of the Chickens 2009
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