bollocks
/ˈbɒ.ləks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.09 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "—I’m a ballocks, he said, shaking his head in despair. I am and I know I am."
- "He […] had come through Borstal institutions, mostly, I would say, by sucking up to bullying big bollixes the likes of James."
- "That's a load of bollocks, mate!"
- "All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks."
- "The telly's bollocksed."
- "I bollocksed that exam."
Etymology
From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ballokes, beallucas
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈbɒ.ləks/
Usage
- British usage
- Transitive verb
Inflected Forms
bollock (singular)
bollox (alternative)
ballocks (alternative, Ireland)
ballicks (alternative, Northern Ireland)
ballix (alternative, Northern Ireland)
bullocks (alternative)
ballocks (alternative)
bollix (alternative)
b******s (alternative)
b****cks (alternative)
bollockses (present, singular)
bollocksing (participle, present)