effed up

adjective

variants or less commonly effed-up

ˈeft-ˈəp 

informal

—used as a euphemism for fucked-up

[Kim] Kardashian West took to Twitter soon after. Our system is so effed up, she said.

—George Hale

I knew some seriously twisted, effed up stuff happens on this show, but that completely took me by surprise.

—Stacey Grant

"We want heroes to know the difference between good and bad, and we want them to be strong," says Lost exec producer Damon Lindelof. "However, it's hard for such a person to be accessible unless they're also extremely effed up … because only a seriously disturbed individual would want to be a hero."

—Jeff Jensen

Last night I got so effed up. … It wasn't just the booze—that was an appetizer.

—Tracy Moore

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above