scrote
nounUS /skɹoʊt/ · UK /skɹəʊt/
Etymology Clipping of scrotum.
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Informal The scrotum.
- Bring out your broadsword. / There's the hydra. / Slice his throat! / And grab his scrote.2001 September 25, “Wonderboy”, in Jack Black, Kyle Gass (lyrics), The Dust Brothers (music), Tenacious D, performed by Tenacious D, Sony Music:
- If you just followed this show on the blogs, you would think I was just running around town, cutting people open from scrote to sternum, wearing their skin as a trophy.2010 February 4, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
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- “Old lady of witchcraft, put air in my scrote and allow this humble witch to float, float, float!”2017 April 17, Joe Chandler & Nic Wegener, “The Witches of Langley” (17:05 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 9, spoken by Snot (Curtis Armstrong):
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UK, Derogatory, Slang A worthless or contemptible person; a gobshite or toerag.
- “Turn to stone much, ya giant scrote?”2016 December 19, Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia, “Ninety North, Zero West” (19:35 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 7, spoken by Francine Smith (Wendy Schaal):
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Derogatory A stereotypical inferior and obnoxious man.
- In the parlance of the subreddit, women should avoid worthless "scrotes" and should always avoid "slanging pussy to fuckboys."2021 October 5, Tracy Clark-Flory, “Inside Female Dating Strategy, the Subreddit That Teaches Women to Level Up Against 'Scrotes' and 'F*ckboys'”, in Jezebel:
- One post reads: 'A scrote will act offended and immature and just not worth your time, this is because he doesn't respect you.'2021 November 30, Monica Greep, “The dark world of Female Dating Strategy: Online community teaches women to avoid ‘worthless scrotes’ and categorises men into ‘low and high value’ based on finances, mental health and penis size”, in Daily Mail:
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In plural, Slang Courage, balls.