ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up
(noun) something badly botched or muddled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cockup (plural cockups)
Alternative spelling of cock-up
cockup (plural cockups)
(archaic) A hat or cap worn turned up in front.
A large edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); the begti.
• (Lates calcarifer): barramundi
Source: Wiktionary
Cock"up, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); -- also called begti.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
