bollock
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English beallucas "testicles", from a Proto-Germanic root *ball-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- "to inflate, swell"
[edit] Noun
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bollock (plural bollocks)
- (British) (rare, taboo slang) Singular of bollocks in the sense of "testicle".
- You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.
[edit] Usage notes
- In the sense of "testicle", the more common form is "one of my/your/his (etc) bollocks".
[edit] Translations
a testicule
[edit] Verb
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to bollock (third-person singular simple present bollocks, present participle bollocking, simple past and past participle bollocked)
- (British) (transitive) (taboo slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.
- The boss bollocked me for coming in late.
[edit] Translations
to reprimand grossly
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