Mebs

n.

Heard in Clare, Cork, Limerick and Waterford

A complete mess or botched job.

In use

I tried to put up the shelf and made an absolute mebs of it.

Posh English

I attempted to erect the shelving unit and made a complete hash of the entire enterprise.

Same phrase, other counties

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