interjection
bollocks
BO-luhks
interjection
1
An exclamation of anger or frustration. (British, vulgar slang)
""Bollocks!" he shouted when he missed the last train."
2
An exclamation showing you think something is nonsense or untrue. (British, vulgar slang)
""That's absolute bollocks," she said, dismissing the excuse."
verb
1
To ruin or make a mess of something. (British, informal)
"He completely bollocksed the presentation by losing his notes."
How to Use Bollocks
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBritish slang for nonsense, or an exclamation of frustration, or messing something up badly.
When to use it
Vulgar slang, common in the UK but rarely used this way in American English.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
bollocksed past tense, bollockses singular
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Etymology
From Middle English ballokes, the plural of ballok ("testicle"), from Old English bealluc.