WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bol•lix /ˈbɑlɪks/USA pronunciation
[Informal.]
v.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v.
- Informal Termsto do something clumsily;
bungle: [~ + object]The job was bollixed completely.[~ + up + object]He bollixed up the job.[~ + object + up]He bollixed it up.
n. [countable]
- Informal Termsa job badly or clumsily done;
a bungle.
bol•lix
(bol′iks),USA pronunciation v.t. [Informal.]
n.
- Informal Termsto do (something) badly;
bungle (often fol. by up):His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
n.
- Informal Termsa confused bungle. Also, bolix, bol′lox.
- variant of ballocks 1930–35
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