单词 | bollocks |
释义 | bollocks[ bol-uhks ] / ˈbɒl əks / noun(used with a plural verb)Vulgar. ballocks. (used with a singular or plural verb)British Slang: Vulgar. rubbish; nonsense; claptrap (often used as an interjection). Origin of bollocksFirst recorded in 1735–45; variant of ballocks Words nearby bollocksbollard, Bollinger body, bollito misto, bollix, bollocking, bollocks, boll weevil, bollworm, Bollywood, bolo, bologna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bollocksbollocks ballocks or US bollix (ˈbɒlɪks) slang/ (ˈbɒləks) / pl nanother word for testiclesSee testicle nonsense; rubbish interjectionan exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc the bollocks or the dog's bollocks something excellent verb (usually foll by up)to muddle or botch Word Origin for bollocksOld English beallucas, diminutive (pl) of beallu (unattested); see ball 1 usage for bollocksBoth its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. The fact that shops displaying the Sex Pistols' album containing this word were charged with offences defined in 19th-century Indecent Advertisement and Vagrancy Acts now seems hard to credit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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