On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Cotty wrote: > On 19/9/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Uhhh, what's a "botch?" > >In the English I understand, to botch something means to do something > >clumsily. > >As a noun, I don't recognize it. > > you can botch something up, and if you did, it's a botched job, or a > botch for short.
Indeed. http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00025589?query_type=word&queryword=botch Kostas
