bollocking
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of bollocking
from bollock (vb) (in the sense: to reprimand)
Example Sentences
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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
Do it, make a hash of it, take my bollocking.
From The Guardian
Lippi is pointing and yelling and bollocking his players.
From The Guardian
Has he ever got that judgment call wrong and taken a bollocking from an angry ex?
From The Guardian
The Tories calling Corbyn a communist and a threat to national security after handing nuclear power plants to the Chinese is a bit like getting a bollocking off Charles Manson for putting down slug pellets.
From The Guardian
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