bodge

/ bɒdʒ /

verb

1. informal.
   to make a mess of; botch
2. informal.
   to make or adjust in a false or clumsy way

   I bodged the figures

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodge¹

C16: changed from botch

Example Sentences

For the last four months we have pretty much had a shadow shadow cabinet, a team bodged together by Rishi Sunak in the aftermath of defeat with the job of being caretakers until this moment.

From BBC

While on Mr Bray's roof, one of the three said: "As you can see, we're doing some roofing work here... we're doing some bodging."

From BBC

But he has bodged together a new cabinet, the kind of emergency reshuffle no party leader wants forced upon them.

From BBC

When the SNP did so as a minority administration, Alex Salmond bodged together deals with other parties to get his budgets passed - ironically, including the Conservatives.

From BBC

The bodged restoration came to light after an artist placed pictures of the offending visage on Facebook on Saturday.

From The Guardian