Bollix
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transitive verb.
To throw into confusion; botch or bungle.
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verb.
to
confuse
verb.
to
botch
or
bungle
noun.
confusion
noun.
mess
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verb.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Word Usage
"A lot of the NAAFI isn't funny, simply because most people aren't funny (and calling bollix 'banter' still doesn't make it funny)."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fail
go wrong
miscarry
verb-form
bollixed
bollixing