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(past participle) When a task has been performed to a deplorable standard. When something has been damaged completely. Synonymous with: ruined, messed up, slaughtered, botched, bungled

I'm never using those those manufacturers again -- They completely butchered the design. (They changed my design to an unrecoverable extent) My answer *should* be right.. ..unless of-course I've butchered the working somewhere... (My answer should be correct unless I've made a mistake in my working to the problem) Avondale College butchered those chaps from MAGS. (The team from Avondale college soundly beat the team from Mount Albert Grammar School)

A short hand for 'Take care' popular in online chat and short message service (sms) (a.k.a txt) communicae.

Hey bro', I gtg. K. I'll c u l8r. t/c!

A term used in the sport of Cricket. When the bowler sends the ball down to the batsman.

That last delivery nearly took the batsman's head off!

A term used in the sport of Cricket. Originaly an Urdu word meaning "other one". It is used to describe a delivery that makes the ball hit the ground and then turn (change direction) in the opposite way to what is expected.

The English batsmen were completely flummoxed by Murali's doosra.

Used to refer to boys or men. Guys. Sometimes extended to chappies. It was originally short for chapman.

The chaps at the hardware store reckon this is a better brand.

Elbonia is the collective name for all places outside of the United States of America and can be considered to be a nation of its own. The nation is entirely mud-covered. It is very backward and it's ihabitants can write but haven't as yet learned to read. The inhabitants all look alike, wearing the same style of clothes (robe and turban-hat) and sporting beards of aproximately the same length. They have long and unpronouncable names. Elbobnia is a very attractive land for American corporations as it has no environmental or labour laws. Call Center and manufacturing are often outsorced to Elbonia. Americans don't travel to Elbonia except on business. All non-corporate Americans are ignorant of its existance.

We've moved all our call centers to Elbonia but we don't think anyone will notice.

A term used in the sport of Cricket. Plural of batsman.

It is doubtful whether the Zimbabwean batsmen can last against the pace attack of the Australian bowlers.