noun · rare

pillock

pillock · pillocks

A stupid or annoying personA stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.

» Tom is a pillock.

Том бовдур.

Том придурок.

Meaning

1 senses

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
Trottel
дура́кdurák, о́лухólux, идио́тidiót

More definitions

a person who is not very bright

Examples

4 sentences

Tom is a pillock.
Том бовдур.
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Tom's a pillock.
Том бовдур.
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You're a pillock.
Ти ідіот.
deDu bist ein Schwachkopf!
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"I love her, but she loves him." "And he loves you?" "You pillock!"
de„Ich liebe sie, aber sie liebt ihn.“ – „Und er liebt dich?“ – „Du Blödmann!“
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

a stupid person:

Deutsch

a stupid person:

Origin

In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“peni

In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.

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