bollocks
To breakTo break.
» Tom thought it was just bollocks.
Tom dachte einfach, dass es nur Blödsinn sei.
Meaning
2 senses(Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)To break.
The telly's bollocksed.
(Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar)To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
I bollocksed that exam.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Examples
8 sentencesTom thought it was just bollocks.
deTom dachte einfach, dass es nur Blödsinn sei. — tarsier
Who's told you that load of bollocks?
deWer hat dir denn so einen Blödsinn gesagt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
That's the dog's bollocks!
deDas ist der absolute Hammer! — Esperantostern
This is the dog's bollocks!
deDas ist der absolute Hammer! — Esperantostern
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plFrom 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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Forms
bollockses, bollocksing, bollocksed, bollocksed| Base form | bollocks · to bollocks |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bollockses |
| Present participle | bollocksing |
| Past simple | bollocksed |
| Past participle | bollocksed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
23 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle