F***ed up

English translation: ridiculously happy

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English term or phrase: F***ed up
Selected answer:ridiculously happy
Entered by: Mohamed Fouda

18:30 Dec 11, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: F***ed up
Now, men do not try to make happy a woman who they feel they cannot make happy. Because, let me explain something to you ladies. Making you happy makes him feel he’s a man. Failing to is like cancer. He might as well be dead. That ‘s why most men, and men—ladies, I know you this is true, but I’ll ask the men and men I want you to be dirt honest. How many men, no matter what you like—women say “oh you like breasts, you like rears, you like legs, you like whatever”—how many men here think there’s no question, no matter what a woman looks like, if she’s happy, if she’s smiling at you, you’re fucked up. How many men can agree with this? Say “I”. [audience cheers, many hands go up]

Gentlemen if you agree a woman’s smile is the sexiest thing about her, say “I.” [male voices in audience answer, “I”] Have you heard the voices? They’re not bullshitting you. In fact, there could be a can look at her first ‘cause she seems so sexy and he may keep looking, but there’s a part of him that starts to shift if he sees that she really isn’t happy. And if he thinks she’s happy, he like makes it up, his biochemistry takes over and he’s with her for a period of time, the reason he wants to get out of there, is he discovers he was wrong. But if he can make you happy, a man lights up like a Christmas tree.

Speech by Tony Robbins

I think the word \'f***ed up\" is used in a positive way here, but I\'m trying to grasp the actual meaning within the context.
Thanks for your help!
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Local time: 14:45
ridiculously happy
Explanation:
I agree with Sheila that the transcription seems slightly erratic.

And at first I thought it was something along the lines Daniel suggests.

But then I came round to "fu..ked up" being positive: if a women acknowledges a man's appreciation by smiling at him, then he becomes ridiculously happy, as in "lit up like a Christmas tree".
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 13:45
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Thanks, Mark.
After careful thinking, I've reached the right answer. He means ridiculously happy. What back up this answer is Tony's own words, when he says "how many men here think there’s no question, no matter what a woman looks like..etc". In this quote, he means that no matter a woman looks like, as long as she's happy, a man could be 'F***ed up'. He could be screwed. He would be too happy and excited in a silly way. Something like that.
Thank you all.
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4screwed=head is messed up
Yvonne Gallagher
2 +1ridiculously happy
Mark Nathan
2(see explanation)
Daniel Frisano


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f***ed up
ridiculously happy


Explanation:
I agree with Sheila that the transcription seems slightly erratic.

And at first I thought it was something along the lines Daniel suggests.

But then I came round to "fu..ked up" being positive: if a women acknowledges a man's appreciation by smiling at him, then he becomes ridiculously happy, as in "lit up like a Christmas tree".

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 13:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78
Grading comment
Thanks, Mark.
After careful thinking, I've reached the right answer. He means ridiculously happy. What back up this answer is Tony's own words, when he says "how many men here think there’s no question, no matter what a woman looks like..etc". In this quote, he means that no matter a woman looks like, as long as she's happy, a man could be 'F***ed up'. He could be screwed. He would be too happy and excited in a silly way. Something like that.
Thank you all.

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agree  Daniel Frisano
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f***ed up
(see explanation)


Explanation:
She is implying that you (the man) won't be able to give her the same kind of happiness she is displaying right now.

In short, she is saying, "I don't need you to be happy". You (the man) suddenly feel useless, and now that's being thoroughly f***ed up.

(It's all quite confusing anyway, and full of potential contradictions. Then again, I wouldn't expect anything different from Mr. Robbins.)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-12-11 23:39:54 GMT)
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After reading Mark's suggestion, I have to disagree with myself. The difference is in the "up". If it was just f***ed, or screwed - all right, my 1st explanation would make sense. On the other hand, "f***ed up" is more in full confusion mode, out of happiness because she's smiling at you. Her smile blows away any consideration about her appearance and all the parts of the body mentioned before.

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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f***ed up
screwed=head is messed up


Explanation:
This passage has some errors in it but I agree with Phoenix.

I think it has to mean "I'm screwed" here with the meaning of I'm toast or I'm in deep trouble now (but in a nice sort of way!) His head is messed up and he is not thinking stright any more.

The article is saying that it doesn't matter what a woman looks like or how nice different parts of her body are as it's her smile that really makes men go weak at the knees. So, if a woman smiles at a man it means he knows he has made/is making her happy and now he is completely smitten by her (in love), totally under her spell so he's really screwed or in trouble as he now has to try and keep her happy (in order to keep her). But when someone is so much in love they can act or look like total idiots as well! Will he react in the right way after she smiles at him?? Or will he be too screwed or messed up?

screwed can also mean messing with someone's head

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Note added at 15 hrs (2017-12-12 10:12:14 GMT)
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the problem with both fucked and screwed is that these words and expressions with them can mean a variety of things, both good and bad so it can be very confusing for a non-native to look at a dictionary and see apparently contradictory meanings. You can see various meanings here and elsewhere but in this case I believe it has to mean: uh-oh, that's me in trouble now! https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/screw up

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Note added at 15 hrs (2017-12-12 10:16:28 GMT)
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I also think this should be Pro as it not easy to work out a meaning

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 12:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 651
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