botch n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, boner, boo-boo] v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up]

English

Etymology

bocchen

Pronunciation

• (UK) /bɒʧ/, /bQtS/
• (US) /bɑːʧ/, /bA:tS/

• Rhymes: -ɒtʃ

Verb

1. (transitive) to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy

   A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.

2. to do something without skill, without care, or clumsily

Noun

1. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly
2. A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle
3. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing
4. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge
5. A visible rash or swelling on the skin; a boil

Translations

• German: verpfuschen (1)

See also

• foul up
• mess up
• screw up

Botch may mean:

• Botch (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling slang term for missing a scripted move
• Botch (band), a mathcore band
• Bungle or ruin. See botch in Wiktionary.

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