Bugger
Boot
Boot verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question
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Boot and Bugger. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugger/boot
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