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noun
Something badly botched or muddled.
synonyms: balls-up, ballup, cockup.
is a specific kind of: error, fault, mistake.
domain region: Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
derivation: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil.
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