Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bol-iks]
- /ˈbɒl ɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bol-iks]
- /ˈbɒl ɪks/
Definitions of bollox word
- verb with object bollox to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal. 1
- noun bollox a confused bungle. 1
- noun bollox Alternative spelling of bollocks. 0
- verb bollox Alternative spelling of bollocks. 0
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Origin of bollox
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; variant of ballocks
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bollox
noun
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preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
bollox popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bollox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bollox
verb bollox
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- boggle — If you say that the mind boggles at something or that something boggles the mind, you mean that it is so strange or amazing that it is difficult to imagine or understand.
- bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- flub — a blunder.
Top questions with bollox
- what does bollox mean?
- what is bollox?
- what a load of bollox?