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bollock

UK/ˈbɒ.lək/

bollock noun: a testicle.

Noun

bollock (plural bollocks)

  1. (Ireland, UK, in plural, vulgar) A testicle.
    • You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

Verb

bollock (third-person singular simple present bollocks, present participle bollocking, simple past and past participle bollocked)

  1. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar) To reprimand severely and grossly.
    • The boss bollocked me for coming in late.
    • The goalkeeper gave his defenders a bollocking when they made a mistake.

bollock meaning in Malay

bollock in Malay

Translations
telur

Forms of bollock

Noun
pluralbollocks
alternative Irelandballock
Verb
third-person singular presentbollocks
present participlebollocking
past participlebollocked
pastbollocked

Origin of bollock

From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.

Words formed from bollock

Phrases with bollock

Questions about bollock

What does bollock mean?
Bollock means a testicle.
What is bollock in Malay?
Bollock in Malay is telur. See Bollock meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is bollock?
Bollock can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce bollock?
Bollock is pronounced /ˈbɒ.lək/ (UK).
What is the plural of bollock?
The plural of bollock is bollocks.

Words near bollock in the dictionary

  1. bollixing
  2. bollixing up
  3. Bollman
  4. Bollmans
  5. Bollnäs
  6. bollock
  7. bollock dagger
  8. bollock daggers
  9. bollock naked
  10. bollock sack
  11. bollock sacks

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