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scrotes

scrotes is the plural of scrote.

Meaning of scrote

Noun

scrote (plural scrotes)

  1. (informal) The scrotum.
    • Bring out your broadsword. / There's the hydra. / Slice his throat! / And grab his scrote.2001 September 25, “Wonderboy”, in Jack Black, Kyle Gass (lyrics), The Dust Brothers (music), Tenacious D, performed by Tenacious D, Sony Music
  2. (UK, derogatory, slang) A worthless or contemptible person; a gobshite or toerag.
    • “Turn to stone much, ya giant scrote?”2016 December 19, Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia, “Ninety North, Zero West” (19:35 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 7, spoken by Francine Smith (Wendy Schaal)
  3. (derogatory, Reddit slang) A stereotypical inferior and obnoxious man.
    • In the parlance of the subreddit, women should avoid worthless "scrotes" and should always avoid "slanging pussy to fuckboys."2021 October 5, Tracy Clark-Flory, “Inside Female Dating Strategy, the Subreddit That Teaches Women to Level Up Against 'Scrotes' and 'F*ckboys'”, in Jezebel
  4. (in plural, slang) Courage, balls.

Questions about scrotes

What is scrotes the plural of?
Scrotes is the plural of scrote.

Words near scrotes in the dictionary

  1. scrotalgia
  2. scrotally
  3. scrote
  4. scrotectomies
  5. scrotectomy
  6. scrotes
  7. scrotiform
  8. scrotitis
  9. scroto-
  10. scrotocele
  11. scrotoceles

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