bollix
/ˈbɒlɪks/
bollix verb: to confuse.
Verb
bollix (third-person singular simple present bollixes, present participle bollixing, simple past and past participle bollixed)
Noun
bollix (plural bollixes)
- Confusion.
- Mess.
- A fool; a jerk.
- He put his arm around me, eyes half-closed from alcohol, and smiled blearily: “You're a bollix.” And then, for emphasis: “You're a right fuckin’ bollix.” I'm not entirely sure, but I'd like to think that this was a friendly greeting; […]1995, David A. Wilson, Ireland, a Bicycle and a Tin Whistle, McGill-Queen's Press, →ISBN, page 69
- Just at this moment a mad, hard-faced pensioner in black zip-up flying jacket, flared jeans and trainers hovers into view, spitting expletives. He sees me watching him and shouts across the cobbled street ‘Ye bollix!’ […] I look up at him and say ‘Sorry?’2000, Tim Bradford, Is Shane MacGowan Still Alive?: Travels in Irishry, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 74
Forms of bollix
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | bollixes |
| present participle | bollixing |
| past participle | bollixed |
| past | bollixed |
| Noun | |
| plural | bollixes |
Origin of bollix
Alteration of bollocks.
Words formed from bollix
Words that rhyme with bollix
Questions about bollix
- What does bollix mean?
- Bollix means to confuse.
- What part of speech is bollix?
- Bollix can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce bollix?
- Bollix is pronounced /ˈbɒlɪks/.
- What is the past tense of bollix?
- The past tense of bollix is bollixed.
Words near bollix in the dictionary
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