botch

English

/bɒt͡ʃ/, /bɑt͡ʃ/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
To repair or mend clumsily.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bocchen (mend, patch up, repair) inherited from Old English bōtettan (improve, repair, remedy, cure) derived from Middle Dutch botsen.

Origin

Middle Dutch

botsen

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Cognates and derived terms

bodge English
botcher English
botcherly English
botchery English
botchily English
botchiness English
botchwork English
botchy English
work English
bōtettan Old English
bōtian Old English
bocchen Middle English
botsen Middle Dutch
bôtchi Norman

work
bodge
botchy
botcher
botchery
botchily
botcherly
botchwork
botchiness