Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yarblockos

/jɑː(ɹ)blɒkəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yarblock-os
IPA: /jɑː(ɹ)blɒkəʊs/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Testicles; bollocks.

Slang

noun

Courage, fortitude, or machismo.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The police, only barely adept at directing automated traffic, need an action hero to contain Snipes. But the only one around with yarblockos of sufficient mettle—Sly, of course, as former tough-guy cop Sgt. John Spartan—has himself been on ice for the last 25 or 30 years."

Etymology

From Russian яблоко (jabloko, “apple”); coined by Anthony Burgess in 1962, when he introduced it within the invented slang Nadsat found in his dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: яблоко

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /jɑː(ɹ)blɒkəʊs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yarbles (alternative)

Synonyms

balls bollocks cojones guts nerve chutzpah audacity bield boldhead boldness bravehood valor

Questions

How do you pronounce yarblockos?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɑː(ɹ)blɒkəʊs/.
What does yarblockos mean?: Testicles; bollocks.
Where does yarblockos come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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