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BALLUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something badly botched or muddled
Synonyms:
balls-up; ballup; cockup; mess-up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ballup" is a kind of...):
error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
ball up (make a mess of, destroy or ruin)
