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单词 bodgery
释义

bodgeryn.

Brit. /ˈbɒdʒ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈbɑdʒ(ə)ri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bodge v., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < bodge v. + -ery suffix. Compare slightly earlier bodge n.2 and later botchery n. With later uses compare also bodger n.1 2.
rare before late 20th cent.
Clumsy or unskilful work or actions; bungling.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > clumsy or bungled work
bodge1589
bodgery1592
Paul's work1602
botchery1608
by-work1615
botch1648
hob-job1857
spoil1892
botch-up1915
hack job1918
bodge job1924
bodge-up1959
bodge-up job1994
1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. B4 Doe you knowe your owne misbegotten bodgery?
1968 Times 25 Oct. 16/2 This proposal is nothing but ‘bodgery’ and butchery.
2016 Irish Independent (Nexis) 15 Jan. (ed. 1) (Property section) 1 The internal supporting walls had been seriously compromised through years of inept bodgery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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