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ballsāup
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ballsāup
(noun)
balls
(verb)
ballsāup
/
Ė
bÉĖlzĖŹp/
noun
plural
ballsāups
ballsāup
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Ė
bÉĖlzĖŹp/
noun
plural
ballsāups
Britannica Dictionary definition of BALLSāUP
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]
British slang, sometimes offensive
:
a problem caused by mistakes or carelessness
He
made a balls-up
[=
made a mess
] of everything and never got anything right.
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balls up
at
balls
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