possible profanity
7
fuck up
7
tangle(verb, disorder, informal, involve, confound)
6
bollocks up(verb, expression, goof, scrabble, misgovern)
6
bugger up
6
blur(verb, dull, foul, stain, smear)
6
bodge(verb, ruin, fail, damage, spoil)
6
bollocks
6
botch up(verb, expression, muddle, goof, scrabble)
6
clutter(verb, upset, trouble, disorder, obscure)
6
err(verb, drop, ruin, fail, damage)
6
goof(verb, ruin, abuse, blow, harm)
6
goof up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, disorder)
6
ruffle(verb, upset, disorder, disturb, crush)
6
scramble(verb, order, disorder, disturb, confuse)
6
unsettle(verb, upset, drop, trouble, order)
6
wreck(verb, break, hurt, disturb, ruin)
5
litter(verb, disorder, spoil, dirty, mess)
5
mar(verb, break, trouble, hurt, ruin)
5
mess(verb, fail, blow, dirty, foul)
5
rummage(verb, upset, change, disorder, disturb)
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