Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 19, 2012

bollix \BOL-iks\,
verb:
1. To do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
noun:
1. A confused bungle.

People always bollix up the things that are most important to them.
-- Eric Gabriel Lehman,"Summer's House"

It was a sort of cruel fun watching this guy bollix up his life, like watching a cat fight duct tape.
-- Sarah Smith, "Chasing Shakespeares"

Bollix arose in the 1930s. It's a variation on the slang word bollocks.

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