bollocks

bol-locks · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    [British, vulgar]The testicles.

  2. 2.

    [British, vulgar]Nonsense; something untrue or of poor quality.

  3. 3.

    [British, vulgar]An exclamation expressing anger, disbelief, or frustration.

Forms

plural: bollocks

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the dog's bollocks — something excellent (British slang)
  • •
    bollocks up — to mess up or ruin something
  • •
    make a bollocks of — to do something badly

Related words

Antonyms: sense, truth
See also: balls, nonsense, rubbish
Synonyms: baloney, nonsense, rubbish, testicles

Etymology

From Old English beallucas ("testicles"), plural of bealluc, from Proto-Germanic ballukaz. The vulgar slang sense of "nonsense" developed in the 20th century.