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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILLOCK

From Scandinavian dialect pillicock penis.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PILLOCK

pillock  [ˈpɪlək] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pillock is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES PILLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pillock in the English dictionary

The definition of pillock in the dictionary is a stupid or annoying person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILLOCK


agalloch
əˈɡælək
bellock
ˈbɛlək
bollock
ˈbɒlək
bullock
ˈbʊlək
gallock
ˈɡælək
gavelock
ˈɡævələk
gralloch
ˈɡrælək
hillock
ˈhɪlək
hoolock
ˈhuːlək
killock
ˈkɪlək
lilac
ˈlaɪlək
mullock
ˈmʌlək
pellack
ˈpelək
pellock
ˈpɛlək
pollack
ˈpɒlək
Pollock
ˈpɒlək
rowlock
ˈrɒlək
sillock
ˈsɪlək
tilak
ˈtɪlək

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLOCK

pillicock
pillie
pillion
pillion passenger
pillionist
pilliwinks
pilloried
pillories
pillorize
pillory
pillow
pillow block
pillow fight
pillow lace
pillow lava
pillow sham
pillow talk
pillowcase
pillowslip
pillowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLOCK

a chip off the old block
alarm clock
block
born out of wedlock
building block
child lock
clock
digital clock
eight o´clock
flock
Glock
lock
o´clock
on the block
overclock
sherlock
the clock
unblock
unlock
warlock

Synonyms and antonyms of pillock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pillock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLOCK

Find out the translation of pillock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pillock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pillock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pillock
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pillock
570 millions of speakers

English

pillock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pillock
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pillock
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идиот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pillock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pillock
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pillock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pillock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あほ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pillock
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pillock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pillock
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pillock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिशवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pillock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pillock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ідіот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pillock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pillock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pillock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pillock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pillock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pillock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLOCK»

The term «pillock» is normally little used and occupies the 109.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pillock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pillock» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pillock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLOCK»

Discover the use of pillock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pillock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Because of You
Pillock asked. "Great thanks." "Did you meet anyone?" Now was my chance to make Pillock suffer to tell him all about my night with Simon and how he made me feel but instead I said... "What business is it of yours?" "Okay." I had never seen ...
Nicola Chalk, 2007
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The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays ...
said Pillock, "What's up?" Gander's message had said only that he had "run into a problem," and Pillock had come up immediately without asking for further details. "Take a look at this tree," said Gander. "Run through the details, and show me ...
Geoffrey K. Pullum, 1991
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Rhetoric and Incommensurability
meaning-out-of-phase synergy extremely well in a conte a clef of his collaborations with Gerald Gazdar and Ivan Sag in the development of Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar: At some point Pillock said something about PP [prepositional ...
Randy Allen Harris, 2005
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Postcards to Aunty Mag
'You don't fool me, I know what you're after, silly little pillock.' She produced a phlegmy cough followed by a cackle as Walter almost tripped over himself retreating from her room. 'Pillock!' screeched Major, 'Pillock! Silly little pillock!' Walter ...
Nora Jones
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The Hell of it All
And now we've established that, what's the correct collective noun for a group ofApprentii? A pillock ofApprentii? A wankel? A swagger? Swagger it is. Right. Now we can proceed. As this year's swagger of Apprentii marched into view over the ...
Charlie Brooker, 2009
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Richard Mallinson's Fast Fiction: Volume Two
grunts Ludkin. 'Can't say as I've noticed, really.' 'Ah, that's because you don't have any direct contact with him. It's me he's on to ten times a day, which he never used to be.' 'Actually, I've always thought him a bit ofa pillock,' muses Ludkin.
Richard Mallinson, 2013
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An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, ...
A similar tripartite semantic history, albeit exclusively British, is pillock, previously pillcock or pillicock, first a vulgar term for the penis recorded from medieval times. A character in Sir David Lindsay's Play, The Satire of the Three Estates (1539) ...
Geoffrey Hughes, 2006
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Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children
said Pillock. 'Money? Treasure? Or maybe you're chasing a ransom?' Albie looked at Pillockin alarm. Pillock laughed and reached for his medicalbag. 'I tell you now,'hesaid, shaking hishead, 'thekids in here,they're notworth tuppenceto a  ...
Jen Storer, 2009
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The Return Of Reginald Perrin: (Reginald Perrin)
'Well, Mr Pillock, maybe they like to have useless objects lying around. It shows they can afford to spend quite large sums of money on useless things.' 'Quite large sums of money!' repeated Colin Pillock gloatingly. 'Would you agree, then, that ...
David Nobbs, 2011
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The Fallen Man: Nature's Revenge
Jacko Pallisser was a “bit of a lad” in his own eyes, to his wife Doreen and sons Brian and John he was a pillock, a right pillock when the prediction about the snowfall had been given, Doreen was all for a holiday in the Dales “Just in case” but ...
Frederick J. Tidball, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pillock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Upstarts fronting start-ups: Five British entrepreneurs under 20
Despite being called a pillock by Alan Sugar on the Young Apprentice, things have gone pretty well for young Sean Spooner in the past few ... «GrowthBusiness.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Why I had to dash across London to get to Gatwick double quick
Past Me is a colossal pillock. Cue my partner (who did glance at our tickets) suddenly imploding, and a frantic cross-London scramble of ... «The Wharf, Jul 15»
3
Coast and Britain Sees Red: Caught on Camera reviewed by …
Some, like a professional pillock called Charlie, promote themselves as 'videobloggers': their self-appointed role is to go around filming the rest ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Style Quandary
... in front of the mirror, evening shadows creeping up your bathroom walls, when you'll realise that you look like a pillock having a midlife crisis. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
5
Precious metal loses its lustre
Have you come across John Reed? What an absolute pillock. For three years, he used a 17-pound lump of rock his son found in the local creek ... «The Times, Jul 15»
6
Richard Moore: Jetstar could help our city take off
LOOKS like another pillock is aiming for the White House in America. The previous one got there for two terms - one George Dubya Bush, the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
TARDIS Hits San Andreas, Billie's Dubsmash and Jenna's Female …
And just so you know that any pillock (not just celebrities) can waste time express themsleves with dubsmash, here's our editor Christian ... «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Jul 15»
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Meet the pensioners next door: 'I don't let them know I am lonely'
Then she has to dash off. I spend the rest of the day quietly mortified. Pillock. The next morning she comes over for a two-hour caffeinated chat. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Not Even Eric Roberts Can Save A Hitman In London
... successfully as that pink mashed potato some pillock made on MasterChef the other day. Those characters not killed off are simply forgotten, ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
10
Montgomery County home sales
Pillock Pl., 1400-Iefeoma Grace to Darschell M. Foster, $390,000. Whitegate Rd., 15100-Montgomery County Maryland to James Schneider, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pillock [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pillock>. May 2024 ».
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