"bollock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒ.lək/ [UK] Audio: En-au-bollock.ogg [Australia] Forms: bollocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlək Etymology: From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ballok}} Middle English ballok, {{inh|en|ang|bealluc|t=testicle}} Old English bealluc (“testicle”), {{surf|en|ball|-ock}} By surface analysis, ball + -ock Head templates: {{en-noun}} bollock (plural bollocks)
  1. (Britain, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle. Tags: Britain, Ireland, in-plural, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Derived forms: bollock dagger, bollock naked, bollock sack, drop a bollock, stark bollock naked Translations ((vulgar, slang) testicle): koule [feminine] (Czech), nosse [common-gender] (Danish), bal (Dutch), kloot (Dutch), palli (Finnish), couille (French), rouston [masculine] (French), pruneau [masculine] (French), bonbon [masculine] (French), collón [masculine] (Galician), სათესლე (satesle) (Georgian), სათესლე ჯირკვალი (satesle ǯirḳvali) (Georgian), ყვერი (q̇veri) [vulgar] (Georgian), კვერცხი (ḳvercxi) [mildly, vulgar] (Georgian), Hoden (German), Ei [neuter] (German), αρχίδι (archídi) [neuter] (Greek), tök (Hungarian), here (Hungarian), golyó (Hungarian), mogyoró (Hungarian), coglione [masculine] (Italian), telur (Malay), coille (Old French), яйцо́ (jajcó) [neuter] (Russian), cojón [masculine] (Spanish), яйце́ (jajcé) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bollock-en-noun-S3EQAU68 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 95 5 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ock Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ock: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ballock

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɒ.lək/ [UK] Audio: En-au-bollock.ogg [Australia] Forms: bollocks [present, singular, third-person], bollocking [participle, present], bollocked [participle, past], bollocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒlək Etymology: From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ballok}} Middle English ballok, {{inh|en|ang|bealluc|t=testicle}} Old English bealluc (“testicle”), {{surf|en|ball|-ock}} By surface analysis, ball + -ock Head templates: {{en-verb}} bollock (third-person singular simple present bollocks, present participle bollocking, simple past and past participle bollocked)
  1. (Britain, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly. Tags: Britain, slang, transitive, vulgar Translations ((vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly): zåmmpfeifn (Bavarian), zåmmputzn (Bavarian), zåmmscheißn (Bavarian), zåmmstauchn (Bavarian), uitkafferen (Dutch), engueuler (French), pourrir (French), tancer (French), mettre une chasse (French), passer un savon (French), anschnauzen (German), anscheißen (German), zusammenscheißen (German), zusammenstauchen (German), χέζω (chézo) (Greek), дрючить (drjučitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bollock-en-verb-tFMnwN3r Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ballock

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "tancer"
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          "word": "mettre une chasse"
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          "word": "passer un savon"
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          "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
          "word": "anschnauzen"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "bal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "kloot"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "palli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "couille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rouston"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pruneau"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bonbon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "collón"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "satesle",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "სათესლე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "satesle ǯirḳvali",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "სათესლე ჯირკვალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "q̇veri",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "ყვერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳvercxi",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "mildly",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "კვერცხი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "Hoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ei"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archídi",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αρχίδι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "tök"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "here"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "golyó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "mogyoró"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coglione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "telur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "word": "coille"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jajcó",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "яйцо́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cojón"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jajcé",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) testicle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "яйце́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bollock"
}

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ock",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒlək",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒlək/2 syllables",
    "en:Genitalia"
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "ballok"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "bealluc",
        "t": "testicle"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bealluc (“testicle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ball",
        "3": "-ock"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, ball + -ock",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bollocks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bollocking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bollocked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bollocked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bollock (third-person singular simple present bollocks, present participle bollocking, simple past and past participle bollocked)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English vulgarities"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The boss bollocked me for coming in late.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The goalkeeper gave his defenders a bollocking when they made a mistake.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reprimand severely and grossly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reprimand",
          "reprimand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Britain, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "slang",
        "transitive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɒ.lək/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒlək"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-bollock.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ce/En-au-bollock.ogg/En-au-bollock.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/En-au-bollock.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ballock"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bar",
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "zåmmpfeifn"
    },
    {
      "code": "bar",
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "zåmmputzn"
    },
    {
      "code": "bar",
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "zåmmscheißn"
    },
    {
      "code": "bar",
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "zåmmstauchn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "uitkafferen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "engueuler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "pourrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "tancer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "mettre une chasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "passer un savon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "anschnauzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "anscheißen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "zusammenscheißen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "zusammenstauchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chézo",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "word": "χέζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drjučitʹ",
      "sense": "(vulgar, slang) to reprimand grossly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дрючить"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bollock"
}

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