bollocking

British  

/ ˈbɒləkɪŋ /

noun

1. slang a severe telling-off; dressing-down

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Etymology

Origin of bollocking

from bollock (vb) (in the sense: to reprimand)

Example Sentences

Ford was a hero of mine, and I got such great instruction from him, which he sort of made more of a bollocking than anything else.

From New York Times

“He landed on the wooden floor and his arm was bent the wrong way at the elbow. This being the late 60s, our PE teacher gave him a bollocking.”

From The Guardian

“When he stopped, she gave him a bollocking about Cuban food.”

From The New Yorker

“And then when I finished bollocking her, I told her I loved her.”

From The Guardian

She bears all the traits of someone who has just had to listen to an extremely long bollocking from Geri on their answer machine.

From The Guardian