bollix

bollix
/bol"iks/, v.t. Informal.
1. to do (something) badly; bungle (often fol. by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
n.
2. a confused bungle. Also, bolix, bollox.
[1930-35; var. of BALLOCKS]

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  • bollix — transitive verb Etymology: alteration of ballocks, plural of ballock testis, from Middle English, from Old English bealluc more at ball Date: 1937 to throw into disorder; also bungle usually used with up • bollix noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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