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bollocking

bollocking noun: a severe reprimand.

Noun

bollocking (plural bollockings)

  1. (Ireland, UK, vulgar) A severe reprimand.
    • "[…] He told me what to expect, he didn't wrap me in cotton wool, and was always a great guide who treated me the same as everybody else, which is really what I needed. He didn't treat me any differently from the male managers in his team. I got a bollocking the same way everyone else did!"2024 January 24, Dyan Perry talks to Nick Brodrick, “The industry has given me so much”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 42

Forms of bollocking

pluralbollockings

Questions about bollocking

What does bollocking mean?
Bollocking means a severe reprimand.
What part of speech is bollocking?
Bollocking is a noun.
What is the plural of bollocking?
The plural of bollocking is bollockings.

Words near bollocking in the dictionary

  1. bollock sack
  2. bollock sacks
  3. bollocked
  4. bollockhead
  5. bollockheads
  6. bollocking
  7. bollockings
  8. bollocks
  9. bollocks more like
  10. bollocks to it
  11. bollocks up

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