Performs or repairs something badly or clumsily; ruins something through poor execution.
From 'botch,' a verb of uncertain origin that first appeared in English around the 16th century, possibly from earlier obsolete terms meaning to mend or patch badly.
The word 'botch' became super popular during the Renaissance when it described tailors doing terrible repair work, and it's been used to describe any kind of failure ever since.
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