Screwed up

Posted by ESC on May 26, 2004

In Reply to: Screwed up posted by ESC on May 26, 2004

: : Is the phrase, "screwed up," to be considered vulgar or obscene in casual conversation, like its obviously vulgar synonym?

: I felt uncomfortable using "screwed up" in front of my 90-something grandmother-in-law. I was telling about my little son trying to say "I'm all keyed up" and instead saying "I'm all screwed up." From the look on her face, I think it was a mistake to use the term. But I think it's considered pretty mild otherwise. (I'm from the U.S.)

• Screwed up James Briggs 26/May/04
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