👉 The term "bollix" is often used by some to describe something that feels like it's not quite right. It's kind of a mix of two words: "buckwheat" and "lip gloss." You know how when you eat your favorite ice cream and it comes out as sort of a thick, wobbly blob? That's the feeling when something just doesn't quite work out for you.
To make it even weirder, here's an example sentence from my knowledge database: "I was trying to finish that project, but it kept on coming back to life. It felt like I'd bollixed up everything."