balls–up
50 ENTRIES FOUND:
- balls–up (noun)
- bust–up (noun)
- call–up (noun)
- chin–up (noun)
- close–up (noun)
- cock–up (noun)
- cover–up (noun)
- crack–up (noun)
- flare–up (noun)
- follow–up (noun)
- foul–up (noun)
- frame–up (noun)
- fry–up (noun)
- grown–up (noun)
- hang–up (noun)
- higher–up (noun)
- high–up (noun)
- knees–up (noun)
- knock–up (noun)
- lace–up (noun)
- mix–up (noun)
- mock–up (noun)
- nosh–up (noun)
- one–up (verb)
- pick–me–up (noun)
- pop–up (noun)
- press–up (noun)
- pull–up (noun)
- punch–up (noun)
- push–up (noun)
- re–up (verb)
- run–up (noun)
- send–up (noun)
- shake–up (noun)
- shoot–'em–up (noun)
- sit–up (noun)
- snarl–up (noun)
- stand–up (noun)
- start–up (noun)
- step–up (noun)
- suck–up (noun)
- tie–up (noun)
- top–up (noun)
- tune–up (noun)
- turn–up (noun)
- up (noun)
- up (verb)
- walk–up (noun)
- wrap–up (noun)
- write–up (noun)
plural
balls–ups
plural
balls–ups
Britannica Dictionary definition of BALLS–UP
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British slang, sometimes offensive
:
a problem caused by mistakes or carelessness
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see also balls up at balls
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He made a balls-up [=made a mess] of everything and never got anything right.
