Bollocks — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

a pulley-block at the head of a topmast

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbəksˌɪlz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊlɪbˌɔɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊlɪbˌɔɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbəksˌɪlz/.

Examples

she kicked him in the balls and got away
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ball fumble bungle botch up fuck up bodge fluff testis louse up blow bumble bollix botch orchis flub muck up bobble bollix up mishandle bullock block bollock ball up screw up egg

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens “she kicked him in the balls and got away”
noun	a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”

Word Forms

testicular	adjective	of or involving the testes
botcher	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
botch	noun	an embarrassing mistake
bumbler	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fumbler	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
flub	noun	an embarrassing mistake
screwup	noun	the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
ballup	noun	something badly botched or muddled
spoil	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilage	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoiling	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
bungle	noun	an embarrassing mistake
bungler	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fluff	noun	a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
foul-up	noun	an embarrassing mistake
mess-up	noun	something badly botched or muddled
fuckup	noun	an embarrassing mistake

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blödsinn

eine der beiden männlichen Fortpflanzungsdrüsen, die Spermien produzieren und Androgene absondern

🇫🇷French

des conneries

l'une des deux glandes reproductrices mâles qui produisent des spermatozoïdes et sécrètent des androgènes

🇪🇸Spanish

cojones

una de las dos glándulas reproductivas masculinas que producen espermatozoides y secretan andrógenos

🇮🇹Italian

stronzate

una delle due ghiandole riproduttive maschili che producono spermatozoi e secernono androgeni

🇳🇱Dutch

onzin

een van de twee mannelijke voortplantingsklieren die spermatozoa produceren en androgenen afscheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

besteira

uma das duas glândulas reprodutivas masculinas que produzem espermatozóides e secretam andrógenos

🇷🇺Russian

чушь

одна из двух мужских половых желез, вырабатывающих сперматозоиды и секретирующих андрогены.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैलक

दो पुरुष प्रजनन ग्रंथियों में से एक जो शुक्राणु पैदा करती है और एण्ड्रोजन स्रावित करती है

🇮🇳Tamil

பொல்லாக்ஸ்

விந்தணுவை உற்பத்தி செய்து ஆண்ட்ரோஜன்களை சுரக்கும் இரண்டு ஆண் இனப்பெருக்க சுரப்பிகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బొల్లాక్స్

స్పెర్మటోజోవాను ఉత్పత్తి చేసే మరియు ఆండ్రోజెన్‌లను స్రవించే రెండు పురుష పునరుత్పత్తి గ్రంధులలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલોક્સ

બે પુરૂષ પ્રજનન ગ્રંથીઓમાંથી એક જે શુક્રાણુઓ ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે અને એન્ડ્રોજન સ્ત્રાવ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೊಲ್ಲಾಕ್ಸ್

ಸ್ಪೆರ್ಮಟೊಜೋವಾವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಂಡ್ರೋಜೆನ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ರವಿಸುವ ಎರಡು ಪುರುಷ ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಗ್ರಂಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോൾക്കുകൾ

ബീജം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുകയും ആൻഡ്രോജൻ സ്രവിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന രണ്ട് പുരുഷ പ്രത്യുത്പാദന ഗ്രന്ഥികളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਲੌਕਸ

ਦੋ ਨਰ ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਜੋ ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਰਾਣੂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਐਂਡਰੋਜਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੁਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بولکس

دو نر تولیدی غدود میں سے ایک جو سپرمیٹوزوا پیدا کرتی ہے اور اینڈروجن کو خارج کرتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡说

产生精子和分泌雄激素的两个男性生殖腺之一

🇯🇵Japanese

ボロック

精子を生成し、アンドロゲンを分泌する 2 つの男性の生殖腺のうちの 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

멍청이

정자를 생산하고 안드로겐을 분비하는 두 개의 남성 생식선 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thằng ngu

một trong hai tuyến sinh sản nam sản xuất tinh trùng và tiết ra nội tiết tố androgen

🇹🇭Thai

บล็อค

หนึ่งในสองต่อมสืบพันธุ์เพศชายที่ผลิตอสุจิและหลั่งแอนโดรเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bol

salah satu dari dua kelenjar reproduksi pria yang menghasilkan spermatozoa dan mengeluarkan androgen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هراء

إحدى الغدد التناسلية الذكرية التي تنتج الحيوانات المنوية وتفرز الأندروجينات

🇮🇷Persian

بولوک ها

یکی از دو غده تولید مثل مردانه که اسپرم تولید می کند و آندروژن ترشح می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

saçmalıklar

spermatozoa üreten ve androjen salgılayan iki erkek üreme bezinden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

בולוקס

אחת משתי בלוטות הרבייה הזכריות המייצרות זרעונים ומפרישות אנדרוגנים

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