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Botch vs Bonch - What's the difference?

botch | bonch |

As nouns the difference between botch and bonch

is that botch is an action, job, or task that has been performed very badly or botch can be (obsolete) a tumour or other malignant swelling while bonch is (slang) the perineum.

As a verb botch

is to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.

botch

English

(wikipedia botch)

Etymology 1

(etyl) , of uncertain origin.

Verb

(es)
  • To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
    • A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
  • To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.

    • Noun

    (botches)
  • An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
  • A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
  • A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To leave no rubs nor botches in the work.
  • A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  • A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.

    • Related terms

    * bodge

    See also

    * foul up * mess up * screw up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) boche, from .

    Noun

    (botches)
  • (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
  • * Milton
    • Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
  • A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
  • * 1395 , (John Wycliffe), Bible , Job II:
    • Therfor Sathan ?ede out fro the face of the Lord, and smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top [...].
  • * 1611 , Bible ((Authorized Version)), Deuteronomy XXVIII:
    • The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

    bonch

    English

    Noun

    (bonches)
  • (slang) The perineum.
  • * {{quote-newsgroup, year=2000, date=9 May, author=
    • James Ferrenberg, title=Re: Spong on a Positive Tack citation
  • * {{quote-newsgroup, year=2002, date=17 November, author=
    • Baloo Ursidae, title=Re: Anthromorphic animals- how would they pee in urinals? bonch region (as such pinching can cause you to go limp permanently, which is why I ride with a notched seat) and riding clothing that would prevent you from sitting on your bits when getting on a bike on nasty hot days when you're riding low-slung, so to speak.}}'>citation
  • * 2007 , " Boy Meets Girl Meets Column", The Chariot (MiraCosta College), Volume 13, Issue 12, 30 April 2007, back page:
    • You can lightly massage his perineum (taint, bonch , grundle, nifkin, whatever it is you kids call it these days), or you can snap on a latex (or nitrile if either of you are allergic to latex) glove and go about two inches in and feel around for something the size of a walnut, and massage gently.
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    • Synonyms

    * See also .