SPOIL, SPOILED, SPOILING (ruin)
ADJECTIVES
1611 ► MARRED spoilt, injured → obs.
1860 ► MUFFED clumsily spoiled, bungled → Brit. sl.
20C.. ► RANK spoiled, ruined → Amer. sl.
1911 ► BLINKIT spoiled, soured → Sc. (Bk.)
1931 ► BOOGERED UP spoiled, battered, damaged → Amer. dial.
1931 ► BUGGERED UP spoiled, battered → Amer. dial.
1931 ► BUMMY spoiled, unfit for use → Amer. dial.
1934 ► TAINT spoiled, tainted → Amer. dial.
1939 ► FERDARVA spoiled → Amer. dial.
1966 ► TAINTY spoiled, tainted, spoiled → Amer. dial.
1970 ► MUNG spoiled, bad, ruined (Bk.)
1985 ► FERDUTZT spoiled, botched, bungled → Amer. dial.
1987 ► MUNGED that has been spoiled, corrupted, or ruined
1996 ► MUCKED UP spoiled → US sl.
1996 ► MUNTED spoiled, ruined
1999 ► CACTUS spoiled (Bk.)
NOUNS
1942 ► GOMICKSING UP spoiling by over-elaboration; messing up → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1994 ► BAG BITER a spoiler or troublemaker → political sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1230 ► MAR to spoil; to become deteriorated → obs.
1325 ► LEESE to spoil; to destroy; to bring to ruin or perdition → obs.
1400 ► MANK to spoil; to impair; to make defective → obs. exc. Sc.
1450 ► MARTYR to spoil; to bungle, to mismanage → obs. exc. Sc.
1551 ► QUAIL to spoil, to impair → obs.
1581 ► THRUST A PERSON’S NOSE OUT OF JOINT to spoil a person’s plans → obs.
1594 ► BEDASH to spoil or injure by dashing, as the wind or rain dashes flowers
1633 ► DEBAUCH to spoil or damage in quality → obs.
1644 ► MURDER to spoil though lack of skill or poor execution, as music, writing, etc.
1662 ► PUT A PERSON’S NOSE OUT OF JOINT to spoil a person’s plans
1700 ► TACHE to spoil tarnish slightly by handling or use → Sc.
1712 ► ADDLE to spoil, to make abortive
1712 ► DAMNIFY to spoil; to become damaged → obs.
1713 ► MAGGLE to spoil by over-handling; to spoil food by cutting and handling it too much during its preparation → Sc.
1715 ► MISCHIEVE to spoil; to injure, to hurt, to damage → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1721 ► MARGULLIE → MURGULLIE to spoil, to destroy, to mangle → Sc.
1734 ► BREAK THE EGG IN A PERSON’S POCKET to spoil his plan
1742 ► MISGOOGLE to spoil; to disfigure, to mar → Sc.
1742 ► MISGRUGLE to spoil; to disfigure, to mar → Sc.
1742 ► MISGUGGLE to spoil; to disfigure, to mar → Sc.
1742 ► MISMAGGLE to spoil, to mar; to disorder → Sc. obs.
1748 ► PUT A DAMPER ON to spoil another person’s pleasure
1766 ► FALL THROUGH to spoil, to prevent by mismanagement → Sc.
1768 ► SKAIL to spoil; to rend → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1772 ► SCAW to spoil or destroy the appearance of, esp. in respect of colour → Sc.
ׇ1773 ► HASH to spoil, to damage; to destroy → Sc.
1787 ► MISGUIDE to spoil; to injure; to ill-use → Sc.
19C.. ► DOLLYMOSH to entirely spoil; to demolish, to destroy → Eng. & Amer. dial.
19C.. ► PUT ONE’S FOOT IN IT to spoil something by some tactless blunder or remark → colloq.
1806 ► MUX to spoil, to ruin, to bungle
1810 ► TAWEN to spoil by overhandling → Sc. obs.
1812 ► QUEER to spoil, to put out of order → sl.
1825 ► DAISE to become spoiled or rotten from keeping, dampness, etc. → Sc.
1825 ► MAIG to spoil anything by over-handling it → Sc.
1829 ► FUNK 1829 to spoil, to become mouldy → obs.
1829 ► TASH to spoil slightly; to bespatter → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1862 ► MULL to spoil, to muddle → Brit. colloq., orig. & chiefly athletics usage
1864 ► PUKAROO to spoil; to break → Anglo-Indian
1866 ► SCAM to spoil, to damage, to harm in some way, esp. of clothing → Sc.
1870 ► BOSH to spoil, to make of no effect → sl.
1870 ► JACK UP to spoil; to ruin, to mess up → colloq.
1875 ► QUEER A PITCH to spoil a situation or a circumstance → UK sl.
1880 ► BLUE to spoil, to ruin. to make a mess of → sl.
1888 ► PLAY THE BEAR to spoil, to ruin, to damage → Eng. dial.
1890 ► GUM UP (THE WORKS) to spoil; to ruin, to throw into confusion → Amer. sl.
1891 ► BUGGER UP to spoil, to ruin
1894 ► MALAGAROUSE → MALAGARUZE → MALAGRUIZE to spoil; to dishevel, to disarrange → Sc.
1897 ► PLAY WHALEY to spoil, to ruin → Amer. dial.
1899 ► CROOL → CRUEL to spoil something, esp. to spoil a person’s chances → Aust. sl.
1899 ► CROOL SOMEONE’S PITCH → CRUEL THE PITCH to spoil someone’s chances → Aust. sl.
20C.. ► COOK to spoil, to ruin → sl.
20C.. ► TEAR IT to spoil one’s chances → sl.
E20.. ► ROT to spoil or ruin an action, plan, etc. → sl.
1900 ► DAWDLE to spoil, to mess, to bedabble → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 ► DISABUSE to spoil; to mar → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► PAMPER to mess about as to spoil a thing → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► TAW to spoil by over-handling → Sc. (Bk.)
1906 ► CRAB THE ACT to spoil things; to thwart someone’s plans → Amer. sl.
1909 ► MOMMUX → MOMMUX UP to spoil in the making, to botch → Amer. dial.
1910 ► QUEER to spoil the reputation of; to spoil someone’s efforts or opportunities → US sl.
1910 ► QUEER THE ACT to spoil or thwart someone’s plans → US sl.
1911 ► BLAD to spoil, to injure → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BLUNK to spoil a thing; to mismanage → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 ► JIM UP to spoil, to ruin, to damage → Amer. dial.
1914 ► CRAB to spoil or ruin or render impossible any plan of action → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1915 ► GUM THE GAME to spoil; to interfere with the smooth running of something
1919 ► MALLYGRUGGLE to spoil or crush → Sc.
1920 ► PACK to be spoiled or ruined → motor-racers’ usage
1923 ► MAKE A MUNSIE O’ to spoil; to make a bad job of
1928 ► BITCH SOMETHING UP → BITCH UP SOMETHING to spoil or ruin something
1930 ► PUT THE CRAB ON to spoil; to ruin → US sl.
1932 ► ASS UP to spoil something, to botch → Amer. sl.
1932 ► GUM THE WORKS to spoil; to interfere with the smooth running of something
1934 ► BOOGER UP to spoil, to damage → Amer. dial.
1934 ► LOUSE UP to spoil, to mess up → sl.
1940 ► FUTZ UP to spoil, to confound → US euphemism
1940 ► GOOF UP to spoil; to blunder → US sl.
1944 ► FASH to spoil; to ruin → Amer. dial.
1950 ► MUMMOCK to spoil; to make a mess of, to spoil → Amer. dial.
1950 ► LUNCH to spoil, to ruin, to fail → US students’ sl.
1953 ► CANKER to spoil, to begin to decay → Amer. dial.
1958 ► BLUE IT to spoil anything → US logging sl.
1961 ► CARVE UP to spoil the chances of another’s business → UK sl.
1961 ► PISS ON A PERSON’S CHIPS to spoil a person’s plans → sl.
1965 ► BLOTCH to spoil or ruin because of ineptness or stupidity → Amer. dial.
1965 ► FALL APART AT THE SEAMS to be or become spoiled or ruined → Amer. sl.
1965 ► NASTY UP to spoil; to ruin → Barbados sl.
1968 ► BOBBLE to spoil, to bungle, to botch → Amer. dial.
1969 ► MUNG to spoil, to ruin, to mangle
1970 ► RANK to spoil, to ruin (Bk.)
1974 ► CRUMB THE DEAL to spoil a plan or plot → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1981 ► NAFF IT UP to spoil something → Brit. sl.
1984 ► PISS ON A PERSON’S PARADE to spoil a person’s plans → sl.
1986 ► TAINT to become spoiled → Amer. dial.
1990 ► RAIN ON SOMEONE’S PARADE to spoil something for someone → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1990 ► DARK to spoil, esp. by behaving aggressively → UK sl.
2007 ► BOG UP to spoil; to make a mess of (Bk.)