botch

Etymology 1

From Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English bōtettan (“to improve; cure; remedy; repair”), or from Middle Dutch botsen, butsen, boetsen (“to repair; patch”), related to beat. Duplet to bodge.

verb

1. (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
   A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
2. To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
3. To repair or mend clumsily.

noun

1. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
3. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
4. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
5. (archaic) One who makes a mess of something.

Etymology 2

From Middle English botche, from Anglo-Norman boche, from Late Latin bocia (“boss”).

noun

1. (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
2. A case or outbreak of boils or sores.