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screwed up

Date: Dec 13 2001

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“People thought I was screwed up in the head.”
- Christina Applegate, actress, talking about her role as Kelly on the TV show Married… With Children.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

crazy, messed up, mad, weird, not mentally normal, not totally sane

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You should be a little bit careful when you use screwed up. Some people could take offense if you told them they were screwed up.
If you tell someone they are screwed up, you’re telling them that they are not normal. You’re telling them that they are a little bit crazy. You’re saying that their brain is not working correctly.
(Screwed up can also be used in another way – and you should know the difference between the two uses. You could say, “I screwed up.” If you said that, you would be saying that you made an error; that you did something wrong. For example, if you broke one of your mom’s favorite plates, you screwed up. You made a mistake. But you’re not crazy.)

Examples

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””My mom is kinda screwed up. This morning, she said she would pick me up after school today, but it’s Saturday! I don’t go to school on Saturdays! I don’t know what she was thinking.”“

””I feel screwed up right now. I think it’s because I’m sick. I have a headache and I can’t think. I need to go home and go to sleep.”“

””Tod is really screwed up. He can never remember to tie his shoes. He’s always tripping on the laces.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Screw up means to make a mistake, to fail to do something, “mess up”.
by Sarvar (Uzbekistan)
I think “screwed up” here means there is something wrong with his/her head, not going on well.
by Sherlly
I think the “screwed up” means remorseless, insistant, persistant.
by Allen
“Screwed up” means dizzying don’t know what to do.
by Chen
Screwed up means messed up, you don’t know what you’re doing. You don’t think right.
by Sayeh (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
‘Screwed up’ means to be made unhappy, confused, or anxious.
by Sam(Guangzhou, Guandou, China)
I think “screwed up” means in a mess, chaotic, confused, in the state of hesitation and messy.
by Karen
Screwed up means crazy or out of one’s mind.
by Diosa (Dumaguete city, Philippines)
I think that screw up means to spoil something.
by Kofi (Slovak, Republic)