Meaning of "bollocks" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOLLOCKS

Old English beallucas, diminutive (pl) of beallu (unattested).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOLLOCKS

bollocks  [ˈbɒləks]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOLLOCKS

Bollocks is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bollocks in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES BOLLOCKS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bollocks

"Bollocks" /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". The word is often used figuratively in British English and Hiberno-English as a noun to mean "nonsense", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean "poor quality" or "useless". Similarly, the common phrases "Bollocks to this!" or "That's a load of old bollocks" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as "the dog's bollocks", "top bollock", or more simply "the bollocks", which will refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected.

Definition of bollocks in the English dictionary

The first definition of bollocks in the dictionary is nonsense; rubbish. Other definition of bollocks is an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc. Bollocks is also to muddle or botch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOLLOCKS

PRESENT

Present

I bollocks

you bollocks

he/she/it bollockses

we bollocks

you bollocks

they bollocks

Present continuous

I am bollocksing

you are bollocksing

he/she/it is bollocksing

we are bollocksing

you are bollocksing

they are bollocksing

Present perfect

I have bollocksed

you have bollocksed

he/she/it has bollocksed

we have bollocksed

you have bollocksed

they have bollocksed

Present perfect continuous

I have been bollocksing

you have been bollocksing

he/she/it has been bollocksing

we have been bollocksing

you have been bollocksing

they have been bollocksing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bollocksed

you bollocksed

he/she/it bollocksed

we bollocksed

you bollocksed

they bollocksed

Past continuous

I was bollocksing

you were bollocksing

he/she/it was bollocksing

we were bollocksing

you were bollocksing

they were bollocksing

Past perfect

I had bollocksed

you had bollocksed

he/she/it had bollocksed

we had bollocksed

you had bollocksed

they had bollocksed

Past perfect continuous

I had been bollocksing

you had been bollocksing

he/she/it had been bollocksing

we had been bollocksing

you had been bollocksing

they had been bollocksing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bollocks

you will bollocks

he/she/it will bollocks

we will bollocks

you will bollocks

they will bollocks

Future continuous

I will be bollocksing

you will be bollocksing

he/she/it will be bollocksing

we will be bollocksing

you will be bollocksing

they will be bollocksing

Future perfect

I will have bollocksed

you will have bollocksed

he/she/it will have bollocksed

we will have bollocksed

you will have bollocksed

they will have bollocksed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bollocksing

you will have been bollocksing

he/she/it will have been bollocksing

we will have been bollocksing

you will have been bollocksing

they will have been bollocksing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bollocks

you would bollocks

he/she/it would bollocks

we would bollocks

you would bollocks

they would bollocks

Conditional continuous

I would be bollocksing

you would be bollocksing

he/she/it would be bollocksing

we would be bollocksing

you would be bollocksing

they would be bollocksing

Conditional perfect

I would have bollocks

you would have bollocks

he/she/it would have bollocks

we would have bollocks

you would have bollocks

they would have bollocks

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bollocksing

you would have been bollocksing

he/she/it would have been bollocksing

we would have been bollocksing

you would have been bollocksing

they would have been bollocksing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bollocks
we let´s bollocks
you bollocks

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bollocks

Past participle

bollocksed

Present Participle

bollocksing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF BOLLOCKS

Find out the translation of bollocks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bollocks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bollocks» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 胡说八道
• Translator English - Spanish: bollocks
• English: bollocks
• Translator English - Hindi: bollocks
• Translator English - Arabic: bollocks
• Translator English - Russian: ерунда
• Translator English - Portuguese: besteira
• Translator English - Bengali: বোললকস
• Translator English - French: couilles
• Translator English - Malay: Bollocks
• Translator English - German: Schwachsinn
• Translator English - Japanese: ばかげたこと
• Translator English - Korean: 불알
• Translator English - Javanese: Bollocks
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Bollocks
• Translator English - Tamil: புல்லக்கஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: बोल्क्स
• Translator English - Turkish: taşaklar
• Translator English - Italian: bollocks
• Translator English - Polish: bzdury
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дурниця
• Translator English - Romanian: coaie
• Translator English - Greek: bollocks
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Bollocks
• Translator English - Swedish: bollocks
• Translator English - Norwegian: bollocks

4 QUOTES WITH «BOLLOCKS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bollocks.

1

Bob Geldof

There is not a single extant study that supports all the arguments against men being with their children. It's absolute bollocks.

2

Richard Grant

You finish a movie and you think, there, you've done it, really well, or best you can. But if you watch it, you see it was just bollocks.

3

Andrew Motion

I've always thought that the balance between the side of my mind that knows what it is doing and the side that really hasn't got a clue has to be carefully maintained because if you write too knowingly then you get chilly, and if you write too unknowingly you write bollocks that nobody else can understand.

4

Richard Wilson

What language are you talking in now? It appears to be bollocks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLLOCKS»

Discover the use of bollocks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bollocks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Little Book of Management Bollocks

Read this book and you will be transformed overnight into a successful modern manager, capable of talking authentic management bollocks at any hour of the day or night, because, let's face it, talking bollocks is what modern management is ...

Alistair Beaton, 2001

The little book of complete bollocks

Give yourself treats. Leave little love letters to yourself around the house where you can discover them by chance when hoovering. Start your new life now. Don't read the T-shirt. Buy this book. 144 insights that will change your life.

Alistair Beaton, 1999

That's Bollocks

Gathering together all the strangest, sickest, funniest and most unforgettable urban legends, Albert Jack recounts them with his usual deadpan humour. But this is far more than merely a book of urban legends.

Albert Jack, 2006

Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out

The British Lawnmower Museum, Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music and Mad Jack's Sugar Loaf. In a world of theme parks, interactive exhibits, over-priced merchandise and queues, don't worry, these are names to stir the soul.

Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris, 2006

Do Bats Have Bollocks?: and 101 more utterly stupid questions

With bags more rude jokes, shaggy dog stories and the odd entry from a new, bewildered editor who's wondering what the hell he's got himself into, this book is every bit as laugh-out-loud funny as last year’s hugely successful volume Do ...

Jon Butler, Bruno Vincent, 2008

Essential Shit - Bollocks Why Didn't I Think of That

Or that 1,000,000,000 Barbies have been sold worldwide? This must-have guide will allow you to impress your mates with your newfound fascinating knowledge of every invention from toilet paper to the Theory of Evolution.

Anthony Rubino Jr, 2012

Cooking with Elvis & Bollocks

When an amateur Elvis impersonator is paralysed in a car crash, his wife and daughter are forced to cope with the aftermath.

Lee Hall, 2000

Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

Discusses the making of the Sex Pistol's first album which introduced punk rock music to the popular music scene.

Clinton Heylin, 2000

More Bollocks to Alton Towers

Here you'll discover: The garden centre with a replica of Del Boy's living room The joys of a Melton Mowbray pork pie pilgramage The rude charms of the Boscastle Witchcraft Museum The Clowns' Gallery that paints a smile on Hackney's face ...

Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris, 2008

Bollocks!: A Wayward Ink Anthology

Bollocks are my kink. I love them. Walnuts don't do it for me. Give me something big, heavy and slapping. When Imet Mike, I hadnoidea he was packing such a wondrous gift. Sure his tight jeans suggestedhe had something special. After all ...

Tabitha McGowan, Elin Gregory, E. S. Skipper, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLLOCKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bollocks is used in the context of the following news items.

Women's World Cup: a third title for the United States

Jill Ellis seems to have wanted to build this team from the back, assembling a solid back four with two no-bollocks centre-backs and two ... «Bayern Central, Jul 15»

Kyrgios exits Wimbledon in fits and starts: DiManno

What bollocks, what cheek. When another reporter pointed out that the crowd saw what it saw and made its feelings know, he shrugged. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

Spaced Newbie Recap, "Leaves"

“They say the family of the 21st century is made up of friends, not relatives. Then again, maybe that's just bollocks.” Spaced is not a show you ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»

Dow Stocks Bear Market Underway

Bollocks, some may say! Well, it ain't the first time I've predicted what a fundamental announcement will be based on my view of the technicals. «The Market Oracle, Jul 15»

Why We'll Never Have an Iconic Record Cover Like 'Dark Side of the …

“Jamie Reid, who was the designer of Never Mind the Bollocks by the Sex Pistols, came up with an idea which was just to tear up bits of ... «Cuepoint, Jul 15»

Punk Attitudes Make Steely Dan and Elvis Costello Logical Tourmates

Both albums came in the wake of Sex Pistols early singles but before the October 27, 1977 of Nevermind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols. «Westword, Jul 15»

Peter Wilhelm pulls a 'Grexit' from the Mount Nelson - 'ATM swallows …

However, state boldly: “This Grexit bollocks is like, so 20th Century it's almost redux – like a new Harry Potter novel …'' and your table will ... «BizNews, Jul 15»

Constitutional amendment needed to protect transparency

Bollocks. All right, then, we know of a dozen people who were willing to advance the cause of closing our government: Committee co-chairs ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»

Agriculture white paper pursues Nationals fantasies, not competition

Quite a bunch of bollocks really for the LNP to be overtly 'coding' that agriculture is all about supporting families, which you note, means only a ... «Crikey, Jul 15»

The Guardian view on the Olympic legacy: running out of steam

The idea was such bollocks that everyone with two brain cells knew it was just utter crap to "justify" having a £12 billion+ spend on three weeks ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»