bollocks

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɒ.ləks/ (UK)

Definition of bollocks

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar)The testicles.
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noun

  1. (Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar)The testicles.
  2. (Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar)Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
    “That's a load of bollocks, mate!”
    “All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.”
  3. (Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar)An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
    “Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!”
  4. (Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-normally, vulgar)Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.

verb

  1. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)To break.
    “The telly's bollocksed.”
  2. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
    “I bollocksed that exam.”
  3. (Ireland, UK, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person, transitive, vulgar)third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock

intj

  1. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
    “Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!”
  2. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)An expression of incredulity.
    “Bollocks! That never happened!”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.

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