bollix

or bol·ix, bol·lox

[ bol-iks ]
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verb (used with object)Informal.
  1. to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.

noun
  1. a confused bungle.

Origin of bollix

1
First recorded in 1930–35; variant of ballocks

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How to use bollix in a sentence

  • Then I just strolled around Cadillac Square, bollixing up everything that occurred to me, from trucks to busses to traffic lights.

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