pillock

English

Etymology

In the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.

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Noun

pillock (plural pillocks)

1. (Britain, mildly derogatory, slang) a stupid or annoying person; simpleton; fool.

Translations

a stupid person

• Dutch: stomkop (nl), eikel (nl) m
• French: blaireau (fr) m, boulet (fr) m

• German: Trottel (de)
• Russian: дура́к (ru) m (durák), о́лух (ru) m (ólux), идио́т (ru) m (idiót), балбе́с (ru) m (balbés), балда́ (ru) m or f (baldá), болва́н (ru) m (bolván), дурале́й (ru) m (duraléj)

Synonyms

• (British, mildly pejorative, slang): a stupid or annoying person; wazzock, plonker

Anagrams

• Pollick, lip lock, lip-lock, liplock