bolloxed

bol·lix

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bol-iks]
- /ˈbɒl ɪks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bol-iks]
- /ˈbɒl ɪks/

Definitions of bolloxed word

verb with object bolloxed to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal. 1
noun bolloxed a confused bungle. 1
verb bolloxed simple past tense and past participle of bollox. 0

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Origin of bolloxed

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; variant of ballocks

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Parts of speech for Bolloxed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bolloxed

bolloxed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bolloxed

verb bolloxed

blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
boggle — If you say that the mind boggles at something or that something boggles the mind, you mean that it is so strange or amazing that it is difficult to imagine or understand.
bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
flub — a blunder.

All 16 Synonyms of bolloxed