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Added 10 October 2026

bollocks

/ˈbɒ.ləks/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bollocks at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out

Origin

From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.

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