fucked-up

or fucked up

[ fuhkt-uhp ]

adjective

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. hopelessly bad; terrible:

   What kind of twisted, fucked-up, disturbed logic is that?

2. seriously hurt or damaged:

   I was just in a bike accident and my hand's still fucked up.

   The song lyrics paint a twisted portrait of a severely fucked-up young man.

3. unfair or biased:

   This is one fucked-up game—you can’t ever win without buying a ton of new lives.

4. intoxicated or high on drugs:

   Next thing we knew, the fucked-up dude was trying to climb the Hollywood sign.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fucked-up¹

First recorded in 1860–65; fucked ( def ) + up ( def ) (used as a function word to add emphasis)