balls-up
Botched job entirely
A balls-up is a mess or blunder, something badly botched: The whole project was a complete balls-up.
Chiefly British.
The verb form is ball up or balls up: They balled up the scheduling.
The American equivalent is usually screw-up or fuckup.
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- snafuConfused, botched situation
- bungleFail through clumsiness
hash · slip-up · gaffe · misstep · flub · goof · howler · clanger
State of total disorder
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- disarrayLack of order
tangle · hash · pig's ear · jumble · snarl · dog's dinner · train wreck · car crash
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- disgraceLoss of honor
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
shame · chagrin · discomfiture · awkwardness · blunder · gaffe · faux pas · cringe
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
bungle · hash · slip-up · gaffe · misstep · flub · goof · howler · clanger · blooper
shambles
State of total disorder
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
disarray · tangle · hash · pig's ear · jumble · snarl · dog's dinner · train wreck · car crash · disaster
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- disgraceLoss of honor
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
debacle · shame · chagrin · discomfiture · awkwardness · blunder · gaffe · faux pas · cringe · PR disaster
balls-upsuccess
Favorable outcome attained
triumph · achievement · masterpiece · victory · win
balls-uporder
Methodical arrangement or request
well-oiled machine · clockwork · organization · shipshape · tidiness
ball, balls, balled, screw-up, mess-up, foul-up, ballsier, ballsiness, cock-up