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goof up

[goof-uhp] / ˈgufˌʌp /














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The NFL vehemently disagreed with Steratore’s contention and a day later Steratore owned up to his goof-up.

From Washington Times

One reason the Raiders are glad they didn’t settle for the sure thing of a tie and eliminate any chance, no matter how small, of a goof-up — a bad snap, a block, a return — was that Las Vegas would have earned the seventh seed had the thrilling Week 18 finale ended in an improbable tie.

From Seattle Times

These numbers point to either a major census data goof-up or one of the most remarkable unreported sociological phenomenon of our times.

From BBC

My goof-up starts a chain reaction.

From Literature

But it appears to have been decades since the last goof-up, so notching two in the same year was striking.

From Washington Times