bollocks
[bol-uh ks]
- (used with a plural verb) Vulgar. ballocks.
- (used with a singular or plural verb) British Slang: Vulgar. rubbish; nonsense; claptrap (often used as an interjection).
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Origin of bollocks
First recorded in 1735–45; variant of ballocks
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bollocks
ballocks or US bollix (ˈbɒlɪks) slang
- another word for testiclesSee testicle
- nonsense; rubbish
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- an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc
- the bollocks or the dog's bollocks something excellent
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- to muddle or botch
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Word Origin
Old English beallucas, diminutive (pl) of beallu (unattested); see ball 1
usage
Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. The fact that shops displaying the Sex Pistols' album containing this word were charged with offences defined in 19th-century Indecent Advertisement and Vagrancy Acts now seems hard to credit
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Word Origin and History for bollocks
n.
"testicles," 1744, see bollix. In British slang, as an ejaculation meaning "nonsense," recorded from 1919.
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