Meanings
verbbollix up (third-person singular simple present bollixes up, present participle bollixing up, simple past and past participle bollixed up)
present singular third person bollixes up · participle present bollixing up · participle past bollixed up · past bollixed up
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo confuse or fluster.
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verbmake a mess of, destroy or ruin
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Origin
Variant of bollocks up (“mess up”).
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APA
bollix up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollix%20up
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“bollix up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollix%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bollix up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollix%20up.
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