"bollocking" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bollocking.ogg [Australia] Forms: bollockings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bollocking (plural bollockings)
  1. (taboo slang, chiefly non-US) A severe reprimand. Tags: slang, taboo Related terms: bollock Translations (severe reprimand): Anschnauzer [masculine] (German), Rüffel [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bollocking-en-noun-OPGvcsli Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bollocking meaning in English (1.7kB)

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