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bollix

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑlɪks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bol′iks)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bol•lix /ˈbɑlɪks/USA pronunciation   [Informal.]
v. 
  1. Informal Termsto do something clumsily;
    bungle: [~ + object]The job was bollixed completely.[~ + up + object]He bollixed up the job.[~ + object + up]He bollixed it up.

n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa job badly or clumsily done;
    a bungle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bol•lix  (bol′iks),USA pronunciation v.t. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsto do (something) badly;
    bungle (often fol. by up):His interference bollixed up the whole deal.

n. 
  1. Informal Termsa confused bungle. Also, bolix, bol′lox. 
  • variant of ballocks 1930–35

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