Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bollocks up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
bol-lock-s up
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

bollockses up (present, singular) bollocksing up (participle, present) bollocksed up (participle, past) bollocksed up (past)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does bollocks up mean?
To fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.

How to pronounce bollocks up

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