bodge

/ (bɒdʒ) /

verb

informal to make a mess of; botch

Australian informal to make or adjust in a false or clumsy wayI bodged the figures

Words nearby bodge

bode's law, bodega, bodement, bodenheim, bodensee, bodge, bodger, bodgie, bodgo gegen, bodh gaya, bodhi

Word Origin for bodge

C16: changed from botch

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Examples from the Web for bodge

Bodge hopes to make money off of those transactions, but only if they happen on his platform.
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It's takin' capital to make Bodge and his idea worth anything.
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It was a deep hole and a gloomy hole, but when the two arrived at the edge they could see Mr. Bodge at the bottom.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
When you came on this trip you understood that Bodge was mine, and that he and this scheme wa'n't for sale.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

Esteemed relative to be told that any attempt on the trip to buy into Bodge will be considered fightin' talk.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
Mr. Bodge agreed with effusive gratitude, and capital went its way.
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