botch.
To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
Meaning & usage
To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily.
To mend or repair (something) clumsily.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English bōtettan (“to improve; cure; remedy; repair”), related to boot, or from Middle Dutch botsen, butsen, boetsen (“to repair; patch”), related to beat. Doublet of bodge.
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; a conglomeration; hodgepodge.
One who makes a mess of something.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English bōtettan (“to improve; cure; remedy; repair”), related to boot, or from Middle Dutch botsen, butsen, boetsen (“to repair; patch”), related to beat. Doublet of bodge.
A tumour or other malignant swelling.
A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English botche, from Anglo-Norman boche, from Late Latin bocia (“boss”).
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