bollock

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (testicle). By surface analysis, ball +‎ -ock.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒ.lək/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒlək

Noun[edit]

bollock (plural bollocks)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
    You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

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bollock (third-person singular simple present bollocks, present participle bollocking, simple past and past participle bollocked)

  1. (Britain, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.
    The boss bollocked me for coming in late.
    The goalkeeper gave his defenders a bollocking when they made a mistake.

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