fouled-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌfaʊldˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌfaʊldˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English fouled , foul v.¹, up adv.¹

Etymology: < fouled, past participle of foul v.¹ + up adv.¹, after to foul up at foul v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier foul-up n. Compare also earlier fucked-up adj.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

1. Originally U.S. Military slang. Cf. snafu phr.Often, esp. in early use, as a euphemism for fucked-up (see fucked-up adj. 2).

a. Of a situation, state of affairs, etc.: confused, chaotic, disorganized; (more generally) mismanaged, ineffective, ruined. Also of a person: mistaken, wrong; stupid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > not organized

inorganized1649

unorganized1653

amorphous1804

disorganized1812

structureless1823

inorganic1843

fouled-up1942

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective

deadc1380

virtuelessa1393

uneffectuous1549

inefficace1570

limping1577

unprevailing1604

inficient1609

weak1609

unofficious1611

penny farthing1615

invalidable1634

invalid1635

unprevalent1640

ineffectible1650

ineffective1651

inefficacious1658

insignificant1661

uneffective1670

popgun1690

foible1715

unefficacious1744

inefficient1750

ineffectual1785

effete1790

foisonlessc1817

puttering1857

non-effective1862

non-efficient1863

shaftless1881

powder puff1911

fouled-up1942

1942 Time 15 June 11/1 The Army has a laconic term for chronic befuddlement: snafu, situation normal; all fouled up.

1943 Sat. Evening Post 20 Mar. 86 Those knuckleheads are all fouled up.

1955 Astounding Sci. Fiction June 67/1 ‘I know it's a lousy, fouled-up situation, commander,’ he said with evident irony.

1982 J. Ehrlichman Witness to Power ii. 36 [He] earned a reputation for running the most fouled-up ticket and credential operation in modern Republican history.

2014 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 30 Dec. b1 The NBC show's inner maneuverings have been gossip column fodder since the fouled-up handling of Ann Curry's exit from the anchor chair.

b. Of a person: confused, disturbed, or damaged mentally or emotionally. Cf. messed-up adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > unstable or unbalanced

alienated1529

unsettleda1616

unhinged1732

fucked-up1865

unpoised1872

disturbed1904

screwed-up1943

fouled-up1953

dicked-up1967

fucked1971

screwed1984

1953 S. Plath Let. 28 Dec. (2017) I. 658 If you think it would be worth your while to spiel forth to a sympathetic, though fouled-up old female..please do write to me.

1969 Resource Bk. Drug Abuse Educ. (US. Dept. Health, Educ. & Welfare) 80/1 I suggest that some proportion of drug users..are fouled-up people.

2014 C. M. Blow Fire shut up in My Bones iii. 77 I was fascinated by God's use of fouled-up men and fallen women to extend His message.

2. That is dirty, broken, or tangled up.

ΚΠ

1950 Time 12 June 80/3 Physical and mechanical fatigue, burned-out bearings, fouled-up fuel lines and twisted super-charger shafts were bringing an end to expensive dreams.

1971 N. Freeling Over High Side iii. 201 Everybody still has their mouth far too close to the utterly fouled-up microphone.

1994 R. Marcinko & J. Weisman Red Cell ii. 162 Nick..untangled the fouled-up chute so it would deploy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fouled-up
释义	fouled-upadj. Brit. /ˌfaʊldˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌfaʊldˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English fouled , foul v.¹, up adv.¹ Etymology: < fouled, past participle of foul v.¹ + up adv.¹, after to foul up at foul v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier foul-up n. Compare also earlier fucked-up adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). 1. Originally U.S. Military slang. Cf. snafu phr.Often, esp. in early use, as a euphemism for fucked-up (see fucked-up adj. 2). a. Of a situation, state of affairs, etc.: confused, chaotic, disorganized; (more generally) mismanaged, ineffective, ruined. Also of a person: mistaken, wrong; stupid. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > not organized inorganized1649 unorganized1653 amorphous1804 disorganized1812 structureless1823 inorganic1843 fouled-up1942 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective deadc1380 virtuelessa1393 uneffectuous1549 inefficace1570 limping1577 unprevailing1604 inficient1609 weak1609 unofficious1611 penny farthing1615 invalidable1634 invalid1635 unprevalent1640 ineffectible1650 ineffective1651 inefficacious1658 insignificant1661 uneffective1670 popgun1690 foible1715 unefficacious1744 inefficient1750 ineffectual1785 effete1790 foisonlessc1817 puttering1857 non-effective1862 non-efficient1863 shaftless1881 powder puff1911 fouled-up1942 1942 Time 15 June 11/1 The Army has a laconic term for chronic befuddlement: snafu, situation normal; all fouled up. 1943 Sat. Evening Post 20 Mar. 86 Those knuckleheads are all fouled up. 1955 Astounding Sci. Fiction June 67/1 ‘I know it's a lousy, fouled-up situation, commander,’ he said with evident irony. 1982 J. Ehrlichman Witness to Power ii. 36 [He] earned a reputation for running the most fouled-up ticket and credential operation in modern Republican history. 2014 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 30 Dec. b1 The NBC show's inner maneuverings have been gossip column fodder since the fouled-up handling of Ann Curry's exit from the anchor chair. b. Of a person: confused, disturbed, or damaged mentally or emotionally. Cf. messed-up adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > unstable or unbalanced alienated1529 unsettleda1616 unhinged1732 fucked-up1865 unpoised1872 disturbed1904 screwed-up1943 fouled-up1953 dicked-up1967 fucked1971 screwed1984 1953 S. Plath Let. 28 Dec. (2017) I. 658 If you think it would be worth your while to spiel forth to a sympathetic, though fouled-up old female..please do write to me. 1969 Resource Bk. Drug Abuse Educ. (US. Dept. Health, Educ. & Welfare) 80/1 I suggest that some proportion of drug users..are fouled-up people. 2014 C. M. Blow Fire shut up in My Bones iii. 77 I was fascinated by God's use of fouled-up men and fallen women to extend His message. 2. That is dirty, broken, or tangled up. ΚΠ 1950 Time 12 June 80/3 Physical and mechanical fatigue, burned-out bearings, fouled-up fuel lines and twisted super-charger shafts were bringing an end to expensive dreams. 1971 N. Freeling Over High Side iii. 201 Everybody still has their mouth far too close to the utterly fouled-up microphone. 1994 R. Marcinko & J. Weisman Red Cell ii. 162 Nick..untangled the fouled-up chute so it would deploy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1942
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