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screw the pooch

to fuck things up royally; originally used by U.S. naval aviators to mean "crash one's plane into the water"
screw the pooch by Anonymous June 5, 2003

screw the pooch

This expression means to make a catastrophic error or failure.
Watch him screw the pooch at the last minute and the deal fall through.
screw the pooch by Duckbutt January 29, 2006

screw the pooch

v.
1. To utterly and completely ruin a work venture, akin to "a royal fuck up".

2. The act of rendering something useless

3. To waste time. Usually connected to people not working to their potential.
"Bob really screwed the pooch on that assignment. Not a single stat was correct"

"Jen loves to screw the pooch. She has a world record high score in tetris on her office computer."

.... You know how (in the California highway construction) one guy actually works, while 3 guys stand around holding shovels watching him? - Those guys went to Screw the Pooch college to learn how to do that.
screw the pooch by Mcnostril January 21, 2006

screw the pooch

To engage in intercourse with the family dog.
Boy, Sparky's looking tired today. Mom must have really screwed the pooch last night.

OR

Timmies' got blue balls, so I told him to screw the pooch.

Screw the Pooch

In skateboarding, to lose control of the board and crush one's testicles on a rail, bar, lip, or other similar surface.
Tony tried to grind down the handrail at school, but instead he just managed to screw the pooch.
Screw the Pooch by Fresnel February 25, 2009

screw the pooch

When management of a venture-backed company miss their numbers.
Molly Ashby always loved the opportunity to tell her fellow board members that management screwed the pooch last quarter; Brian Watson creamed his pants when she said that.
screw the pooch by madmark65 July 24, 2004