bollock

Etymology

From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”); synchronically ball + -ock.

noun

  1. (Britain, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
    You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

verb

  1. (Britain, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.
    The boss bollocked me for coming in late.
    The goalkeeper gave his defenders a bollocking when they made a mistake.

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