dog's bollocks

English

Alternative forms

• ballocks

Etymology

May be derived from being the opposite of cat's whiskers

Noun

dog's bollocks (plural only)

1. (UK, vulgar slang) Something that is considered the best of its kind.

   That new flat screen TV you bought is the dog's bollocks.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (typography, UK, vulgar slang) A colon followed by a dash (:—).

Synonyms

• (slang: the best): the bollocks, the dog's, the bee's knees, the bollocks (coarse slang), the business, the cat's pyjamas