bollocks
verbEtymology From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.
- Derived terms
- bollocks up
bollocks
nounUK /ˈbɒ.ləks/
Etymology From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.
1
Ireland, UK, Plural normally, Vulgar The testicles.
2
Ireland, UK, 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.2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:
3
Ireland, UK, Plural normally, Vulgar, Used as singular An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
- Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!
4
Ireland, UK, Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Plural normally, Vulgar Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
- Derived terms
- Billy Big Bollocks, Billy bollocks, bolitics, bollock, bollocking, bollocks more like, bollocksology, bollocks to it, bollock up, bollocks up, kick bollocks scramble, kick in the bollocks, the dog's bollocks, top bollocks