bollocks

bol·locks

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bol-uh ks]
- /ˈbɒl əks/
- /ˈbɒl.əks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bol-uh ks]
- /ˈbɒl əks/

Definitions of bollocks word

exclamation bollocks Bollocks is used by some people to express disagreement, dislike, or annoyance. 3
noun plural bollocks A man's bollocks are his testicles. 3
noun plural bollocks another word for testicles 3
noun plural bollocks nonsense; rubbish 3
exclamation bollocks an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc 3
verb bollocks to muddle or botch 3

See all 18 definitions of bollocks

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Origin of bollocks

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45; variant of ballocks

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Parts of speech for Bollocks

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bollocks

bollocks popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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