Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)An expression of anger, frustration, etc.

    Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!

  2. (Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)An expression of incredulity.

    Bollocks! That never happened!

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom thought it was just bollocks.

    deTom dachte einfach, dass es nur Blödsinn sei. — tarsier

  2. Who's told you that load of bollocks?

    deWer hat dir denn so einen Blödsinn gesagt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. That's bollocks. Let's just say it how it is.

    Скажімо прямо: це якась хуйня. — deniko

    ruЭто бред, давайте уж говорить прямо. — Ooneykcall

    deDas ist Scheiße. Sagen wir’s mal, wie’s ist! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. That's the dog's bollocks!

    deDas ist der absolute Hammer! — Esperantostern

  5. This is the dog's bollocks!

    deDas ist der absolute Hammer! — Esperantostern

Translations

4 languages

Origin

From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative pl

From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.

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