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messy record

[ˈmɛsi ˈrɛkərd]
nounpl: messy records
registro confuso
1. A record or document that is disorganized, unclear, or poorly maintained, often containing errors, contradictions, or missing information
The company's messy record of expenses made the audit difficult.
O registro confuso de despesas da empresa tornou a auditoria difícil.
2. A person's history or past that contains negative, embarrassing, or complicated events
He has a messy record with his previous employers.
Ele tem um histórico confuso com seus empregadores anteriores.
NYC Slang
sketchy record; shady history
Synonyms
disorganized recordunclear recordchaotic recordtroubled historycheckered past
Antonyms
clean recordspotless recordorganized recordclear record

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
registro confuso; histórico bagunçado
Commonly used in formal and informal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
registro zoado; histórico bagunceiro
More colloquial usage
São Paulo
registro desorganizado; histórico confuso
Tends toward formal language
Portugal
registo confuso; historial complicado
Uses European Portuguese spelling and terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

a checkered past
baggage from the past
a troubled history
dirty laundry
skeletons in the closet
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