louse up

verb

loused up; lousing up; louses up

intransitive verb

: to make a mess

Examples of louse up in a Sentence

everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom—the seams show too much.

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of louse up was in 1934

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Cite this Entry

“Louse up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/louse%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

louse up

verb
(ˈ)lau̇-ˈsəp
: bungle
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