bollock

English

Alternative forms

• ballock

Etymology

From Old English beallucas (“testicles”), from Proto-Germanic *ballukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”); equivalent to ball +‎ -ock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒlək/

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Noun

bollock (plural bollocks)

1. (Britain, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.

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

Translations

(vulgar, slang) testicle

• Danish: nosse c
• Dutch: bal (nl), kloot (nl)
• Finnish: palli (fi)
• French: couille (fr)
• German: Hoden (de), Ei (de) n
• Greek: αρχίδι (el) n (archídi)

• Hungarian: tök (hu)
• Italian: coglione (it) m
• Malay: telur (ms)
• Old French: coille
• Russian: яйцо́ (ru) n (jajcó)
• Spanish: cojón (es) m

Verb

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.

2. (Britain, vulgar, slang) To exhaust, tire out.

   I woke at 17:05 and felt totally bollocked. After a shower, I went to the NAAFI for some sarnies and orange juice. ( https://4btystig.wordpress.com/2011/08/page/2/ )

Translations

(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly

• Dutch: uitkafferen (nl)
• French: engueuler (fr)

• Greek: χέζω (el) (chézo)
• Russian: дрючить (ru) impf (drjučitʹ)