bollix
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bol·lix
also bol·lox (bŏl′ĭks)tr.v. bol·lixed, bol·lix·ing, bol·lix·es also bol·loxed or bol·lox·ing or bol·lox·es Informal
To throw into confusion; botch or bungle: managed to bollix up the whole project.
[Alteration of bollocks, plur. of bollock, testicle; see bollock.]
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bol•lix
(ˈbɒl ɪks) Informal. v.t. 1. to botch or bungle (often fol. by up).
n. 2. a confused bungle.
[1930–35; alter. of ballocks testicles]
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bollix
Past participle: bollixed
Gerund: bollixing
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Verb | 1. | bollix - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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