screwed the pooch

A form of screw the pooch — to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of screw the pooch (slang) (To have screwed up or to have made a mistake.)
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APA

screwed the pooch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwed%20the%20pooch

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Chicago

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