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əks Origin:
before 1000; Middle English ballokes (plural), Old English beallucas, with unclear suffix. See ball1
before 1000; Middle English ballokes (plural), Old English beallucas, with unclear suffix. See ball1
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ballocks (ˈbɒləks, ˈbæl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pl n, —interj, —vb | |
| a variant spelling of bollocks | |
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Ballocks
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| bollocks, slang (US) ballocks or slang (US) bollix (ˈbɒləks, ˈbɒlɪks) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | See testicle another word for testicles |
| 2. | nonsense; rubbish |
| —interj | |
| 3. | an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc |
| 4. | the bollocks, the dog's bollocks something excellent |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to muddle or botch |
| usage Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. The fact that shops displaying the Sex Pistols' album containing this word were charged with offences defined in 19th-century Indecent Advertisement and Vagrancy Acts now seems hard to credit | |
| ballocks, slang (US) ballocks or slang (US) bollix | |
| —pl n | |
| —interj | |
| —vb | |
| usage Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. The fact that shops displaying the Sex Pistols' album containing this word were charged with offences defined in 19th-century Indecent Advertisement and Vagrancy Acts now seems hard to credit | |
| bollix, slang (US) ballocks or slang (US) bollix | |
| —pl n | |
| —interj | |
| —vb | |
| usage Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. The fact that shops displaying the Sex Pistols' album containing this word were charged with offences defined in 19th-century Indecent Advertisement and Vagrancy Acts now seems hard to credit | |
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Word Origin & History
ballocks
"testicles," from O.E. beallucas, plural dim. of balle (see ball (1)).
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