pillock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
Take your Typhoon up there and swat the annoying mosquito out of the sky by challenging the infantile pillock to a classic World-War-II-era dogfight like a real man, to show them who the real king of European airspace is.
2021 March 19, Bosnian Ape Society, 3:55 from the start, in Is Your Car Safe From Supermaneuverable Air-Defense Fighter Aircraft?, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2022:What is it now, you great pillock?
1970 October 27, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Butcher Who is Alternately Rude and Polite:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pillocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
wazzock (stupid or annoying person) · plonker (stupid or annoying person)
Translations (12)
ru балда́ (a stupid person) · nl stomkop (a stupid person) · ru болва́н (a stupid person) · ru о́лух (a stupid person) · fr blaireau (a stupid person) · nl eikel (a stupid person) · fr boulet (a stupid person) · ru дурале́й (a stupid person) · de Trottel (a stupid person) · ru балбе́с (a stupid person) · ru дура́к (a stupid person) · ru идио́т (a stupid person)