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pfuschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  • scamp noun A mischievous but likeable person, especially a playful child.

Senses

pfuschen is used for these senses in English:

  • blunder (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]
  • botch To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
  • scamp (dated) To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.

blunder — full definition

  1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

botch — full definition

  1. verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  2. noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.

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