ballup

ballup
/bawl"up'/, n. Slang.
a state of confusion; mix-up.
Also, esp. Brit., balls-up /bawlz"up'/.
[1935-40; n. use of v. phrase ball up]

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  • balls-up — noun something which becomes muddled or botched in some way. I was making a cake but when I added too much sugar, it became the balls up of my cooking carreer. Syn: ballup, cock up, mess up …   Wiktionary

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