Botch definition
When you make careless errors in a home improvement project because you aren't paying attention, this is an example of a time when you botch the job.
A messy, sloppy and poorly done project is an example of a botch.
A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
Botch a tennis shot; botch a rebellion.
Origin of botch
- Middle English bocchen to mend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Anglo-Norman boche, from Late Latin bocia (“boss”).
From Wiktionary
- Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin.
From Wiktionary