bodge
- informal to make a mess of; botch
- Australian informal to make or adjust in a false or clumsy wayI bodged the figures
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Word Origin
C16: changed from botch
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Examples from the Web for bodge
Contemporary Examples
Bodge hopes to make money off of those transactions, but only if they happen on his platform.
Historical Examples
If only you and Bodge were the hattery—I mean if only you and Hodge were the battery!
Frank Merriwell's RewardBurt L. Standish
I said to myself right along, 'Brains has got to win in the end, Bodge.
The Skipper and the SkippedHolman Day
It's takin' capital to make Bodge and his idea worth anything.
The Skipper and the SkippedHolman Day
The first exhibits in the domain of Bodge were not cheering or suggestive of value.
The Skipper and the SkippedHolman Day
Mr. Bodge retreated as nimbly as a man with a peg-leg could be expected to move.
The Skipper and the SkippedHolman Day