bollocks

noun plural bol·locks \ˈbä-ləks\

Definition of BOLLOCKS

chiefly British, usually vulgar : testicles

chiefly British, usually vulgar : nonsense

alteration of ballocks, plural of ballock testis, from Middle English, from Old English bealluc — more at ball

First Known Use: 1774

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