Botcheries

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An instance of making a mistake or bungling a task, particularly in a way that results in poor quality or unsatisfactory results
2. A failure to execute a task properly, often leading to a botched outcome or careless errors
3. The act of mishandling or poorly completing a job, characterized by sloppiness or lack of skill

Etymology: "Botcheries" is the plural of "botchery," a noun formed by adding the suffix "-ery" to "botch." The suffix "-ery" marks a collective or characteristic activity, as in "bakery" or "snobbery," so "botchery" names the sort of sloppy work a botch produces, and the plural counts individual instances of it. "Botch" is the older base word, and its exact origin is uncertain. The "-ery" ending, borrowed into English from Old French, gave English speakers a way to turn a doing-word into a noun for a practice or a collection of such acts, which is how the word arrived at its sense of repeated bungling.