noun
Meaning 1
Confusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bollix
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/ˈbɒlɪks/
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/ˈbɒləks/
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rhymes with -ɒləks
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homophone: bollocks
noun
Meaning 2
Mess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A fool; a jerk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory
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verb
Meaning 4
To confuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To botch or bungle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fail, go wrong, miscarry
History
Etymology
Alteration of bollocks.