scrote
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /skɹoʊt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skɹəʊt/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊt
Noun edit
scrote (plural scrotes)
- (informal) The scrotum.
- Synonym: ballsack
- 2001 September 25, “Wonderboy”, in Jack Black, Kyle Gass (lyrics), The Dust Brothers (music), Tenacious D[1], performed by Tenacious D, Sony Music:
- Bring out your broadsword. / There's the hydra. / Slice his throat! / And grab his scrote.
- 2010 February 4, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
- If you just followed this show on the blogs, you would think I was just running around town, cutting people open from scrote to sternum, wearing their skin as a trophy.
- (slang, chiefly British, derogatory) A worthless or contemptible person; a gobshite or toerag.
- (Internet slang, Reddit, derogatory) A stereotypical inferior and obnoxious man.
- 2021 October 5, Tracy Clark-Flory, “Inside Female Dating Strategy, the Subreddit That Teaches Women to Level Up Against 'Scrotes' and 'F*ckboys'”, in Jezebel[2]:
- In the parlance of the subreddit, women should avoid worthless "scrotes" and should always avoid "slanging pussy to fuckboys."
- 2021 November 30, Monica Greep, “The dark world of Female Dating Strategy: Online community teaches women to avoid 'worthless scrotes' and categorises men into 'low and high value' based on finances, mental health and penis size”, in Daily Mail[3]:
- One post reads: 'A scrote will act offended and immature and just not worth your time, this is because he doesn't respect you.'
- (slang, in the plural) courage, balls