Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to make a mess of.
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bollock . - noun UK, vulgar The
testicles (sometimes used in the singular) - noun UK, vulgar Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
- noun Ireland, vulgar An
idiot , anignorant or disagreeable person. - noun UK, vulgar A contraction of
the dog's bollocks . - verb transitive, UK, taboo, slang To
break . - verb transitive, UK, taboo, slang To
fail (a task); to make a mess of. - interjection UK, taboo, slang Expressing
anger ,frustration , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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Examples
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Downton says the word 'bollocks' at least I think he does, the sky has fallen open, so it's hard to tell.
Evening Standard - Home Hermione Eyre 2011
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'I have what I call a bollocks list where I just sit in meetings and I write down some of the absurd language we use - and we are all guilty of this, myself included.
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Why anyone would want to work for an organisation that spouts such bollocks is beyond me. on February 13, 2010 at 7: 35 am larchy
We Are So Unpopular That Everyone Wants To Join SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Is it one ‘ell’ or two ‘ells’ in bollocks? on March 22, 2009 at 7: 51 pm | Reply Howard
Cross & Rude « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I'm pretty used to spouting misleading bollocks from a failing organisation, having done it for Halifax for years .
New Banking Minister Appointed Dungeekin 2009
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This compendium of utter bollocks is a treasury of audacious fibbing, featuring the boss who claimed to be Emma Thompson's secret lover and a part-time ambulance driver, the Dad who once kicked a football so high it landed on a cloud, and the mate who reckons ninjas can go out in a rainstorm and not get wet cos they're "that fast".
Internet picks of the week Johnny Dee 2010
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Managerialst bollocks is killing all kinds of human endeavour.
What Really Matters At The Top « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I'm pretty used to spouting misleading bollocks from a failing organisation, having done it for Halifax for years .
Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009
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As for abandoning the working class etc. - complete and utter bollocks is probably the best response - I've tried reason it doesn't work here.
Appeasement and its Myths Newmania 2007
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Can we please call an end to this essentialist blood and soil I'm more Welsh than you bollocks from the Welsh-bashers?
sonofgroucho commented on the word bollocks
This is such a satisfying word to say!
March 3, 2008
muamor commented on the word bollocks
Yeah, the satisfaction level is just about the same than with bullshit, in my case, anyway. ;o]
March 3, 2008