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Fiasco vs Cockup - What's the difference?

fiasco | cockup |

As nouns the difference between fiasco and cockup

is that fiasco is a ludicrous or humiliating situation some effort that went quite wrong while cockup is .

fiasco

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
  • A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

    • Synonyms

    * (ludicrous or humiliating situation) (l)

    See also

    * fiasci (hypercorrect plural) * fiaschi

    References

    * Concise Oxford Dictionary, s. v. fiasco. * Compact Oxford English Dictionary on-line. * The Word Detective, Issue of Oct 30, 2001. ----

    cockup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A hat or cap worn turned up in front.
  • A large edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer ); the begti.
    • (Webster 1913)