ballocks
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of ballocks
First recorded before 1000; Middle English ballokes (plural), Old English beallucas, with unclear suffix. See ball 1
Example Sentences
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Before we were interned, my father had a successful dry-cleaning business on Wilshire Boulevard, right by Bullocks Wilshire, the most fashionable department store in Los Angeles.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
Watch: Bullocks trample fence and pack into garden.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023
“It’s not going to be easy, I’m not going to promise you that,” said Serena Hargraves, facing the Bullocks.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
The ne plus ultra, though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021
Bullocks are recommended for draught in preference to horses, and the speed of a well-taught, lively, strong bullock is little short of that of a horse.—Ibid.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 279, October 20, 1827 by Various
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