bollocks

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒləks/

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Plural of bollock (see there for more).

bollocks pl (normally plural, singular bollock)

1. (Britain, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
2. (Britain, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.

   That's a load of bollocks, mate!

   • 2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:

     All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.

3. (Ireland, vulgar) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.

   Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!

4. (Britain, vulgar) A contraction of the dog's bollocks.

• ballocks
• ballicks, ballix (Northern Ireland)

• (testicles): See also Thesaurus:testicles
• (nonsense): See also Thesaurus:nonsense

bollocks (third-person singular simple present bollockses, present participle bollocksing, simple past and past participle bollocksed)

1. (transitive, Britain, taboo, slang) To break.

   The telly's bollocksed.

2. (transitive, Britain, taboo, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.

   I bollocksed that exam.

bollocks

1. (Britain, taboo, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.

   Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!

2. (Britain, taboo, slang) An expression of incredulity.

   Bollocks! That never happened!

• Horlicks (euphemism)
• (expression of anger): See Thesaurus:dammit
• (expression of incredulity): See Thesaurus:bullshit

See bollock

bollocks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollock