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ballocks en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-normally) Alternative form of bollocks.
    alt 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:

Forms

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ballock Number=Sing lexicographic

ballocks en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of bollocks.
    alt of bollocks

Forms

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ballocksed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ballocksed Tense=Past lexicographic
ballockses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ballocksing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic