bollock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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From Old English beallucas "testicles", from a Proto-Germanic root *ball-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- "to inflate, swell"

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bollock (plural bollocks)

1. (British) (rare, taboo slang) Singular of bollocks in the sense of "testicle".

   You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

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• In the sense of "testicle", the more common form is "one of my/your/his (etc) bollocks".

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

1. (British) (transitive) (taboo slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.

   The boss bollocked me for coming in late.

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