"balls-up" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Balls in this sense refers to testicles. See also the verb, to balls up.",
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        "Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way."
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        "(slang, British, vulgar) Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way."
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          "word": "ballup"
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        "(slang, British, vulgar) Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way."
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