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bollix up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
bol-lix up
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confuse or fluster.

American usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Etymology

Variant of bollocks up (“mess up”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

bollixes up (present, singular) bollixing up (participle, present) bollixed up (participle, past) bollixed up (past)

Phrases

bollocks up

Frequently Paired Words

bollocks up

Synonyms

bumfuzzle botch bodge bumble fumble botch up muff blow flub screw up ball up spoil

Questions

What does bollix up mean?
To confuse or fluster.
Where does bollix up come from?
Variant of bollocks up (“mess up”).

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