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Definition of Bollocks
1. Verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Generic synonyms: Fail, Go Wrong, Miscarry
Derivative terms: Ballup, Botch, Botcher, Bumbler, Bungle, Bungler, Flub, Fluff, Foul-up, Fuckup, Fumbler, Mess-up, Screwup, Spoil, Spoilage, Spoiling
Definition of Bollocks
1. Noun. (British vulgar) The testicles (''sometimes used in the singular'') ¹
2. Noun. (British vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead. ¹
3. Noun. (context: Ireland vulgar) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person. ¹
4. Noun. (British vulgar) A contraction of '''the dog's bollocks'''. ¹
5. Noun. (plural of bollock) ¹
6. Verb. (transitive British taboo slang) To break. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive British taboo slang) To fail (a task); to make a mess of. ¹
8. Verb. (third-person singular of bollock) ¹
9. Interjection. (British taboo slang) Expressing anger, frustration, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bollocks
1. testicles [n] - See also: testicles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bollocks
Literary usage of Bollocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Salopian Shreds and Patches (1875)
"... from the Gentleman's Magazine, the hill of fare on the coming-of-age of Sir
Watkin Williams WI-un, April 19, 1770. 30 bollocks 166 Hams 60 HORS 12S ..."
2. Two Collections of Derbicisms Containing Words and Phrases in a Great by Samuel Pegge, Thomas Hallam (1896)
"bollocks [bol-uks], sb. pi. the Testicles, or perhaps the Scrotum with the Testicles
... 8, 1894, it is a many years since he heard bollocks or Bullocks, ..."
3. Gaslight and Daylight: With Some London Scenes They Shine Upon by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"bollocks has, behind his bar, the silver cups he has won during his aquatic
career; his Doggett's Coat and Badge, with his portrait wearing ditto; ..."
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