bollock

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UK/ˈbɒ.lək/

noun

A testicle.

“The boss bollocked me for coming in late.”

Similar
testistesticleorchisballballocknuteggbullock block
OriginMiddle English ballok ← Old English bealluc →
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Meanings

nounbollock (plural bollocks)

plural bollocks · alternative Ireland ballock

  1. IrelandUKin pluralvulgarA testicle.

    You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

verbbollock (third-person singular simple present bollocks, present participle bollocking, simple past and past participle bollocked)

present singular third person bollocks · participle present bollocking · participle past bollocked · past bollocked · alternative Ireland ballock

  1. IrelandUKtransitivevulgarTo reprimand severely and grossly.

    The boss bollocked me for coming in late.

    1 more example

    The goalkeeper gave his defenders a bollocking when they made a mistake.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Similar
testistesticleorchisballballocknutegg
Broader
male reproductive glandgonadsex gland

nouna pulley-block at the head of a topmast

Similar
bullock block
Broader
pulleypulley-blockpulley block
Also see
balleggnutorchistesticletestis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbealluc“testicle”
  2. Middle Englishballok
  3. Englishbollock

From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.

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Translations

Catalan colló
  • collóTranslations
Czech koule
  • kouleTranslations
Danish nosse
  • nosseTranslations
Dutch bal, kloot
  • balTranslations
  • klootTranslations
  • uitkafferenTranslations
Finnish palli
  • palliTranslations
French couille, rouston
  • couilleTranslations
  • roustonTranslations
  • pruneauTranslations
  • bonbonTranslations
  • engueulerTranslations
  • pourrirTranslations
  • tancerTranslations
  • mettre une chasseTranslations
  • passer un savonTranslations
German Hoden, Ei
  • HodenTranslations
  • EiTranslations
  • anschnauzenTranslations
  • anscheißenTranslations
  • zusammenscheißenTranslations
  • zusammenstauchenTranslations
Greek αρχίδι, χέζω
  • αρχίδι (archídi)Translations
  • χέζω (chézo)Translations
Hungarian tök, here
  • tökTranslations
  • hereTranslations
  • golyóTranslations
  • mogyoróTranslations
Italian coglione
  • coglioneTranslations
Malay telur
  • telurTranslations
Russian яйцо́, дрючить
  • яйцо́ (jajcó)Translations
  • дрючить (drjučitʹ)Translations
Spanish cojón
  • cojónTranslations
Ukrainian яйце́
  • яйце́ (jajcé)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

bollock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollock

MLA

“bollock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bollock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollock.

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