"bell-end" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛlɛnd/ Audio: En-au-bell-end.ogg [Australia] Forms: bell-ends [plural]
Etymology: bell + end Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bell|end}} bell + end Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell-end (plural bell-ends)
  1. (British, Ireland, slang, vulgar) The glans penis. Tags: British, Ireland, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Translations ((vulgar) glans penis): gland [masculine] (French), nœud [masculine] (French), залупа (zalupa) [feminine] (Russian), capullo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bell-end-en-noun-zuZl4jyz Disambiguation of Genitalia: 83 17 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of '(vulgar) glans penis': 92 8
  2. (British, Ireland, slang, offensive, vulgar) A stupid or contemptible person. Tags: British, Ireland, offensive, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-bell-end-en-noun-WnAeX4nN Categories (other): British English, Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dickhead, cockhead, knobhead, knobend, fuckhead, shithead, cunthead, bellend, bell end

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