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bollock

noun

  1. testicle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.lək/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.

  1. A testicle.

    You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.

  1. To reprimand severely and grossly.

    The boss bollocked me for coming in late.

    The goalkeeper gave his defenders a bollocking when they made a mistake.