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ballocks en · NOUN
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(Ireland, alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-normally) Alternative form of bollocks.
"I began at the beginning, like an old ballocks, can you imagine that?"
1955, Samuel Beckett, Molloy, published 1955 (New York), page 8:With his other hand, he palmed Henry's ballocks. “And big ballocks.” He rolled the egg-shaped testicles in his hand, lightly rubbing them together. Henry shuddered, gasped for breath.
2009, Ava March, Object of His Desire, →ISBN, page 55:JANET. How could you three conspire behind my back –
MRS PAT. Men conspired behind your back. I didn't.
JANET. Oh, ballocks.
MRS PAT. I don't see why we need to keep bringing ballocks into this.
2009, Don Nigro, Rat Wives and Other Plays, →ISBN, page 23:"Turn to gangsterism."
"Sebastian, I couldn't."
"Tone, pride has you at its mercy."
"Has me by the very ballocks."
"Tony, I think a pint would see us right."
"I think you're right for the first time since you last said that."
1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), pages 277–278:
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ballocks en · VERB
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(Ireland, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of bollocks.
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