English edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒ.ləks/
  • (file)
  • Noun, verb
    (file)
  • Interjection
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒləks

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock +‎ -s. Compare cullion.

Noun edit

bollocks pl (normally plural, singular bollock)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:testicles
  2. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense
    That's a load of bollocks, mate!
    • 2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:
      All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.
  3. (Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
    Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!
  4. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit

Verb edit

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

  1. (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To break.
    The telly's bollocksed.
  2. (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
    I bollocksed that exam.
Translations edit

Interjection edit

bollocks

  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
    Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!
  2. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.
    Bollocks! That never happened!
Synonyms edit
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

See bollock

Verb edit

bollocks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock