balls-up

See also: balls up

English

Etymology

Balls in this sense refers to testicles. See also the verb, to balls up and go balls up.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

balls-up (plural balls-ups)

  1. (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar) Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.
    Synonyms: ballup, cock-up, mess-up
    I was making a cake but when I added too much sugar, it became the balls-up of my cooking career.

Translations

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.