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bol·lix also bol·lox  audio  (blks) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
Informal bol·lixed, also bol·loxed bol·lix·ing, bol·lox·ing bol·lix·es, bol·lox·es
To throw into confusion; botch or bungle: managed to bollix up the whole project.

ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of ballocks, testicles, from Middle English balloks, from Old English beallucas; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
bollix(Noun)


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