Definition of bollocks

bollocks

adjective

bad.
I went to see the football. It was a bollocks match.
He was really crap at football, but he thought he was the bollocks.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.

interjection

exclamation to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment.
Oh, bollocks!
- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to be sad, disappointed.
Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
exclamation of disbelief.




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Citation from "Episode 1", Misfits (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Nov 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 12 2011.

noun - plural

lies.
What a load of bollocks!
That conspiracy theory is complete bollocks.
- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Michael Fraser from New York, NY, USA on Dec 03 1997.
something broken or messed up.
You made a right bollocks of that.
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Last edited on Aug 05 2010. Submitted by Steve on Oct 11 1999.
exaggerated stories.
As usual Malcolm came to the pub and talked non-stop bollocks all evening.
- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Aug 05 2010. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.

verb - transitive

to screw up.
You've really bollocksed that up.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Last edited on Aug 05 2010. Submitted by Steve on Oct 11 1999.

notes

"Bollocks" is also the present tense and plural form of bollock.
I have itchy bollocks.
- See more words with the same meaning: testicles.
Last edited on Nov 19 2012. Submitted by Andy from Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK on Aug 21 1997.

origin

Origin: UK.
- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
Last edited on Dec 02 2012. Submitted by Michael Fraser from New York, NY, USA on Dec 03 1997.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
corth	Definitions include: an asshole.
Alexandra Burke	Definitions include: a day off from work.
septic tank	Definitions include: Cockney rhyming slang meaning American i.e. septic tank - yank.
pip pip	Definitions include: term used to show that one agrees.
have I 'eck as like	Definitions include: used to state a negative response to a question which is stronger than "no."
muppet	Definitions include: an idiotic or incompetent person.
PFO	Definitions include: acronym for "patient fell over", a notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
PGT	Definitions include: acronym for "patient got thumped", a notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
lamp	Definitions include: to relax; "chill"; "take it easy".
handbag positive	Definitions include: Used on medical charts in the UK to indicate that the patient is an elderly female, due to the possession of a handbag.
take a skeet	Definitions include: to take a look.
queue	Definitions include: a line of people waiting to receive some service.
dust	Definitions include: to leave.
wazzock	Definitions include: a know-it-all.
ta	Definitions include: "thank you."
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Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing':
fake	Definitions include: to fail to meet someone at a designated location.
jacked up	Definitions include: injured.
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
lovely	Definitions include: bad, unfortunate, inconvenient, etc.
*ss	Definitions include: anything displeasing.
from hell	Definitions include: nightmarish.
crummy	Definitions include: inadequate or displeasing.
sausage party	Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females.
rassclat	Definitions include: displeasing.
dump	Definitions include: to end an intimate relationship with someone.
sword fight	Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females.
*lame-ss**	Definitions include: a disliked person.
*piece of sht**	Definitions include: an item of poor quality.
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
*bull sht**	Definitions include: See bullshit.
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Other terms relating to 'broken':
fritzy	Definitions include: malfunctioning.
whockerjawed	Definitions include: damaged, jammed, or out of alignment.
scarred	Definitions include: damaged or poorly prepared.
disconflodulated	Definitions include: Messed up, broken, crazy.
skid	Definitions include: an unkempt person.
*fcked**	Definitions include: ruined.
hork	Definitions include: to steal.
total	Definitions include: to wreck a vehicle such that repairs would cost more than the value of the (unwrecked) vehicle.
futzed	Definitions include: broken; messed up; "fucked".
jazzed up	Definitions include: out of sorts, broken, or functioning poorly or improperly; "messed up".
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
knackered	Definitions include: extremely tired.
give the Heisman	Definitions include: To reject or refuse, often in an abrupt or forceful manner.
moded	Definitions include: messed up, weird.
Slashdot	Definitions include: to overwhelm a web site with massive amounts of traffic due to Slashdot linking to it.
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Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)':
pee-yew	Definitions include: exclamation used when one smells something that smells bad.
blimey	Definitions include: exclamation of surprise.
naw	Definitions include: "no".
*fcking**	Definitions include: Also freaking; fricking.
sugar honey ice tea	Definitions include: "shit".
goddamn	Definitions include: See god damn.
nah	Definitions include: "no", but less strong.
not on (one's) life.	Definitions include: an assertion that something will never happen.
yeppers	Definitions include: "yes".
IDBY	Definitions include: acronym for "I Don't Believe You."
yessum	Definitions include: "yes ma'am".
TYVM	Definitions include: acronym for "thank you very much".
yiiks	Definitions include: alternate spelling of yikes.
*fcking A**	Definitions include: shortened form of "fucking affirmative".
*shtballs**	Definitions include: general exclamation, usually for negative reaction.
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Other terms relating to 'nonsense, lies':
*bull sht**	Definitions include: See bullshit.
windy	Definitions include: a lie, fib, or exaggeration; "tall tale".
stretch	Definitions include: a period of time.
spit	Definitions include: to say.
hooey	Definitions include: nonsense.
codswallop	Definitions include: nonsense.
pile of pants	Definitions include: nonsense.
*crock of sht**	Definitions include: a collection of lies.
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
FOS	Definitions include: acronym for "full of shit".
bogus	Definitions include: displeasing; of poor quality; "uncool".
balderdash	Definitions include: nonsense.
noise	Definitions include: a lot of talk; "babble".
mumbo jumbo	Definitions include: speech one doesn't understand - usually jargon specific to a particular field.
malarkey	Definitions include: nonsense.
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acorn	Definitions include: a testicle.
ball	Definitions include: to be successful.
brass clankers	Definitions include: Literally, brass testicles.
cojones	Definitions include: testicles.
gear	Definitions include: male genitalia, especially the testicles.
cherry	Definitions include: by extension of cherry meaning hymen / virginal (as described below,) unused or in mint condition.
balls	Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment.
giggleberry	Definitions include: testicle.
nad	Definitions include: acronym for "new amplifier day".
grapes	Definitions include: testicles.
swamp nuts	Definitions include: sweaty testicles.
nards	Definitions include: testicles, balls.
nard	Definitions include: testicle.
family jewels	Definitions include: testicles.
plum	Definitions include: testicle.
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Other terms relating to 'to be sad, disappointed':
in the dumps	Definitions include: feeling sad or depressed.
burst (one's) bubble	Definitions include: to disappoint.
bomb	Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool".
sour-puss	Definitions include: a frequently depressed person.
farklempt	Definitions include: overcome with emotion (usually sadness).
watered	Definitions include: to feel sad, hurt, low.
in a funk	Definitions include: the dumps, down, blue, sad.
butt-hurt	Definitions include: offended, upset, or angry, usually by a small slight or a friendly insult.
sad panda	Definitions include: a sad person.
bum	Definitions include: to be sad.
piss	Definitions include: expression of dismay; "bummer".
(one's) heart is crying	Definitions include: to be sad.
bummage	Definitions include: used to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment.
bummed out	Definitions include: depressed.
cross	Definitions include: to do something bad to a person.
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Other terms relating to 'to make a mistake, be incorrect, err':
fat-finger	Definitions include: to accidentally press a button or key adjacent to the desired one, e.g. while typing on a keyboard or entering a phone number.
blower	Definitions include: a person or object that erred.
botch up	Definitions include: to mess up.
screw	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
score an own goal	Definitions include: See own goal.
fudge	Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck.
muck up	Definitions include: to ruin; "mess up".
blow	Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing.
screw the pooch	Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake.
choke	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
get it twisted	Definitions include: to be mistaken.
*look like a monkey fcking a football**	Definitions include: to perform terribly.
screw up	Definitions include: to err; "mess up".
trip	Definitions include: to take LSD.
foot gun	Definitions include: a feature of a specific technology that makes it easy to shoot (one's self) in the foot.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'bollock':
bollock	Definitions include: a testicle.
Bollock chops	Definitions include: large fat cheeks.
bollocking	Definitions include: a severe reprimand.
bollock naked	Definitions include: completely naked.
bollocksed	Definitions include: really tired
bollocks up	Definitions include: to mess up.
Bolloxs	Definitions include: An expression of exasperation meaning rubbish. It is identical to Bollocks however assuming it as a plural of Bollock takes the slang out of any reliable context.
*cnty bollocks**	Definitions include: form of reference or address for a displeasing person.
dog's bollocks, the	Definitions include: the best.
dog's bollox, the	Definitions include: misspelling of "the dog's bollocks".