bollocks

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒ.ləks/
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  • Noun, verb
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  • Rhymes: -ɒləks

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bollocks pl (normally plural, singular bollock)

  1. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:testicles
  2. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense
    That's a load of bollocks, mate!
    • 2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:
      All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.
  3. (Ireland, British, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
    Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!
  4. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
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Verb

bollocks (third-person singular simple present bollockses, present participle bollocksing, simple past and past participle bollocksed)

  1. (transitive, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To break.
    The telly's bollocksed.
  2. (transitive, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
    I bollocksed that exam.
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Interjection

bollocks

  1. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
    Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!
  2. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.
    Bollocks! That never happened!
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Etymology 2

See bollock

Verb

bollocks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock
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