bollocksed up
Thoroughly messed up
Bollocksed up is British slang meaning ruined, bungled, or badly botched: The whole project got bollocksed up when they changed managers.
The term derives from bollocks (testicles), following a common pattern where genital references intensify expressions of failure or disorder.
Interchangeable with fucked up in most contexts.
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- made a hash ofMishandled badly
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
shambles · gone pear-shaped · disarray · mishap · dropped the ball · mangled · frustration · wrecked · gone wrong · sabotaged · confusion · faux pas · pandemonium · in a right state · exasperation · busted · oversight · havoc
bollocksed upnailed it
Succeeded completely, emphatically
pulled off · aced · got it right · sorted · polished off
bollocksed upfixed
Restored or immovable
sorted out · shipshape · put right · intact · in working order