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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cockup

Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India ( Lates calcarifer); -- also called begti.

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cockup

n. 1 (alternative spelling of cock-up English) 2 (context archaic English) A hat or cap worn turned up in front. 3 A large edible fish of India (''Lates calcarifer''); the begti.

WordNet
cockup

n. something badly botched or muddled [syn: ballup, balls-up, mess-up]

Usage examples of "cockup".

I’ll do my best to pick you up in a day or two, if this cockup gets sorted by then.

Twenty had been held in reserve in case of cockups, misdirection, or good old fashioned acts of God.

I'm as pissed off with the army as anyone, and I've seen more cockups than you've had NAAFI suppers.

I’m as pissed off with the army as anyone, and I’ve seen more cockups than you’ve had NAAFI suppers.

All the fiddling about between Banking, Finance and Special Dispatch led to cockups, of course.