Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go balls up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
go ball-s up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to fail

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes balls up (present, singular) going balls up (participle, present) went balls up (past) gone balls up (participle, past)

Questions

What does go balls up mean?
to fail

How to pronounce go balls up

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