# bollocks

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒ.ləks/ · frequency rank #25,683

## Definitions
1. The testicles.
2. Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
3. An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
4. Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.

## Etymology
From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.

## Easily confused with
- **bullock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bollocks-vs-bullock)
- **blocks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocks-vs-bollocks)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbollocks`, `blolocks`, `bollcoks`, `bolloccks`, `bollockks`, `bollockss`, `bollocsk`, `bollokcs`, `bolocks`, `bololcks`, `obllocks`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bollocks