bollocks

English

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• Noun, verb

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Etymology 1

An alteration of ballocks.

Noun

bollocks (plural bollocks) (rarely used in the singular)

1. (UK, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
2. (UK, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.

   That's a load of bollocks, mate!

3. (Ireland, vulgar) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.

   Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!

4. (UK, vulgar) A contraction of the dog's bollocks.

Alternative forms

• ballicks, ballix (Northern Ireland)

Synonyms

• (testicles): See also Wikisaurus:testicles
• (nonsense): See also Wikisaurus:nonsense

Derived terms

• bollock
• bollock up, bollocks up
• bollocking
• the dog's bollocks
• drop a bollock

Translations

testicles

• Danish: nosser (da) c pl
• French: couilles (fr) f pl
• Greek: αρχίδια (el) (archídia) pl
• Italian: testicoli (it) m pl, (vulgar, slang) coglioni (it) pl, (vulgar, slang) palle (it) m pl, (vulgar, slang) balle (it) m pl

• Norwegian: pokker (no)
• Russian: ерунда (ru) (jerunda)
• Spanish: cojones (es)
• Swedish: balle (sv)

nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead

• French: conneries (fr) f pl
• German: Quatsch mit Soße (de)
• Greek: κολοκυθάκια με την ρίγανη (el) (kolokythákia me tin rígani), μαλακίες (el) (malakíes)

• Italian: coglionata (it) f
• Macedonian: тикви со расол (mk) (tíkvi so rásol)

an idiot or disagreeable person

• French: couillon (fr)
• Italian: (vulgar, slang) coglione (it) m

• Turkish: saçma (tr)

Verb

bollocks (third-person singular simple present bollockses, present participle bollocksing, simple past and past participle bollocksed)

1. (transitive, UK, taboo, slang) To break.

   The telly's bollocksed.

2. (transitive, UK, taboo, slang) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.

   I bollocksed that exam.

Translations

to break

to fail (a task)

• French: foirer (fr)

• Italian: incasinare (it)

Interjection

bollocks

1. (UK, taboo, slang) Expressing anger, frustration, etc.

   Oh bollocks I am late for work!

Translations

expressing anger, frustration

• French: les boules (fr), merde (fr), putain (fr)
• Italian: puttana (it) f, merda (it) f, cazzo (it) m

• Spanish: chingados (es)

Synonyms

• Horlicks (euphemism)

Etymology 2

See bollock

Verb

bollocks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollock.