Balls-up
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar
"I was making a cake but when I added too much sugar, it became the balls-up of my cooking career."
- 2 something badly botched or muddled wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"I was making a cake but when I added too much sugar, it became the balls-up of my cooking career."
Etymology
Balls in this sense refers to testicles. See also the verb, to balls up and go balls up.