pillock
A stupid or annoying personA stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
» Tom is a pillock.
Том бовдур. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Том придурок. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
Trottel
дура́кdurák, о́лухólux, идио́тidiót
- a person who is not very bright
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a pillock.
Том бовдур. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom's a pillock.
Том бовдур. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
You're a pillock.
Ти ідіот. — deniko
deDu bist ein Schwachkopf! — MUIRIEL
"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!“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“peniIn 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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