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Bollocks

/ˈbɒ.ləks/

The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)

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📖 Definitions of "Bollocks"

noun

1
The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
2
Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
3
(used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
4
A contraction of the dog's bollocks.

verb

1
(taboo) To break.
2
(taboo) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.

interjection

1
(taboo) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
2
(taboo) An expression of incredulity.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bollocks"

21 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
blundernoun	A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
muffnoun	(vulgar slang) The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
bollixnoun	(transitive) To botch or bungle.
spoilverb	(transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
bobblenoun	A wobbling motion.
fluffnoun	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
botchnoun	To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
fumbleverb	(transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.
mess upverb	(transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
bungleverb	(transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
flubnoun	(informal) An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
mishandleverb	(transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation.
muck upverb	(informal, transitive, intransitive) To ruin unintentionally.
screw upverb	(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.
foul upverb	(intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
ball upverb	(transitive, slang) To ruin or botch.
louse upverb	(idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
botch upverb	(informal, transitive) To ruin, mess up.
bollix upverb	(US, slang, transitive) To confuse or fluster.
bollocks upverb	(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.
blownoun	(intransitive) To produce an air current.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bollocks"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fluffnoun	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
bobblenoun	A wobbling motion.
bollocks upverb	(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.
blownoun	A strong wind.
screw upverb	(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.
mess upverb	(transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
louse upverb	(idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
fumblenoun	(sports, American football, Canadian football) A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
muck upverb	(informal, transitive, intransitive) To ruin unintentionally.
botch upverb	(informal, transitive) To ruin, mess up.
bunglenoun	A botched or incompetently handled action or situation; a blunder.
botchnoun	An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
ball upverb	(transitive, slang) To ruin or botch.
bollixnoun	Mess.
blundernoun	A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
foul upverb	(intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
muffnoun	(vulgar slang) The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
flubnoun	(informal) An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
mishandlenoun	Improper, wrong, or bad usage or treatment; abuse.
spoilnoun	(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.