Bollock

/ˈbɒlək/ noun/verb

Definition

A vulgar slang word for testicle, or as a verb, to scold or criticize someone harshly (primarily British English).

Etymology

From Old English 'ballock' or 'bealluc,' related to 'ball.' The term has been used as anatomical slang for centuries, and the verb meaning 'to scold' developed from the idea of harsh confrontation.

Kelly Says

British English has dozens of slang terms for this body part—'bollock,' 'bollocks,' 'knackers,' 'nads'—and the word 'bollocks' used alone means 'nonsense,' probably because people found the word's sound funny enough to apply to absurdity, making it one of the most versatile rude words in English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንሰር
en-ser
ARالعربية
كيسى
kay-see
BNবাংলা
শির
shir
CACatalà
testicle
tes-tee-kle
CSČeština
varlata
var-LAH-tah
DADansk
testikel
tes-tee-kel
DEDeutsch
Hoden
HOH-den
ELΕλληνικά
σπέρμα
spehr-mah
ESEspañol
testículo
teh-STEE-koo-loh
FAفارسی
بیض
bee-d
FISuomi
pääskynen
paask-sy-nen
FRFrançais
testicule
teh-STEE-kyoo-l
GUGU
શિંગ
shing
HAHA
kugu
koo-goo
HEעברית
שח精ת
sha-chin-fet
HIहिन्दी
गोनाद
go-naad
HUMagyar
here
heh-reh
IDBahasa Indonesia
testis
tes-tis
IGIG
ọgbọ
oh-gboh
ITItaliano
testicolo
teh-STEE-koh-loh
JA日本語
睾丸
kou-wan
KKKK
тестіс
tes-tis
KMKM
ចង្កៀង
chong-kee-ang
KO한국어
고환
go-hwan
MRMR
गोण
gohn
MSBahasa Melayu
testis
tes-tis
MYမြန်မာ
အာကြီး
a-khee
NLNederlands
bal
bal
NONorsk
testis
tes-tis
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਰ
shir
PLPolski
testicuł
tes-tee-kool
PTPortuguês
testículo
tes-tee-KEE-loo
RORomână
testicul
tes-tee-kool
RUРусский
яичко
yai-CHKO
SVSvenska
huden
HOO-den
SWKiswahili
mbegu
m-beh-goo
TAதமிழ்
தோல்
thol
TEతెలుగు
పండు
pan-doo
THไทย
อัณฑะ
an-da
TLTL
testis
tes-tis
TRTürkçe
yumurta
yoom-UR-tah
UKУкраїнська
яйце
yait-se
URاردو
بیض
bee-d
VITiếng Việt
tinh hoàn
tinH hwan
YOYO
òrì
oh-ree
ZH中文
睾丸
gǎo wán
ZUZU
inhla
in-hla

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