possible profanity
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jumble(upset, obscure, spoil, confuse, impede)
2
lurch(trip, slip, struggle, stumble, flop)
2
make a mess of(expression, idiom, blow, harm, overlook)
2
make a mistake(verb, expression, idiom, blunder, goof)
2
misinterpret
2
muck
2
plunge(trip, slip, stumble, labor, flop)
2
pratfall(trip, slip, struggle, stumble, labor)
2
pull a boner(expression, idiom, fail, blunder, fumble)
2
punk
2
ruck(verb, line, fold, screw, wrinkle)
2
rumple(verb, crush, line, bend, fold)
2
scramble
2
screw(verb, crumple, crinkle)
2
scrunch(verb, crush, line, fold, screw)
2
set
2
shake(verb, upset, disorder, disturb, shock)
2
stumble(noun, verb, ruin, trip, fall)
2
thrash(trip, slip, stumble, labor, flop)
2
tighten
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