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Balls up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ball up form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
  2. 2
    To make a mess of a situation. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive, vulgar

    "He was putting everything he had into it, but he kept ballsing up."

  3. 3
    To do something badly. To ruin a job. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar

    "He really ballsed up that paint work. It'll have to be redone!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ball up.

Etymology 2

From balls + up; see also balls-up.

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