balls up

1. adjective Horribly awry to the point of complete ruin or disaster. Mary's Monday morning routine went balls up when she spilled coffee on herself, missed the train, and arrived to work late.

2. noun (usually hyphenated) A blunder that causes disastrous results; a mess-up. The balls-up with the code has put the entire software platform in jeopardy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Uzziel	ə-ZIE-əl (English), UZ-ee-əl (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Ione	ie-O-nee (English), IE-o-nee (English), ie-ON (English)	Greek Mythology, English
Kinsley	KINZ-lee	English (Modern)
Araceli	ah-rah-THE-lee (Spanish), ah-rah-SE-lee (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Yvonne	ee-VON (French), i-VAWN (English), ee-VAWN (German)	French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
SÉRgio	SER-zhyoo	Portuguese