bollocks

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Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To ruin, spoil, or make a mess of something: To do something very badly or incompetently, causing it to fail or be damaged.
    • To talk nonsense or act foolishly: To say or do things that are stupid or incorrect.

  2. Noun (plural):

    • (Vulgar slang) Nonsense, rubbish: Statements or ideas that are considered stupid, untrue, or worthless.
    • (Vulgar slang, chiefly British) Testicles.
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • I completely bollocksed the presentation by forgetting all my notes.
    • Don't let him fix the computer; he'll just bollocks it up.

  • Noun:

    • What he said about the project is absolute bollocks; don't believe a word of it.
    • He was talking a load of bollocks during the meeting.
Advanced Usage

  • "to bollocks something up": A common phrasal verb meaning to ruin or mess something up completely.

    • The new software update has bollocksed up the entire network.

  • "a load of (old) bollocks" / "a bunch of bollocks": Common idioms to strongly emphasize that something is complete nonsense.

    • His excuse for being late was a load of old bollocks.
Variants and Related Words

  • Bollocking (noun, chiefly British): A severe reprimand or telling-off.

    • The manager gave me a real bollocking for missing the deadline.

  • Bollocksed (adjective): Ruined or messed up.

    • The plan is totally bollocksed now.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Botch, ruin, mess up, screw up, spoil, flub.
  • Noun (for nonsense): Rubbish, nonsense, garbage, baloney, hogwash.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bollocks up: (See "Advanced Usage" above).
Important Note on Register

"Bollocks" is considered vulgar and offensive slang. It should be avoided in formal, polite, or professional contexts. Its strength is similar to other strong expletives.

Verb
  1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    • I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
    • the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

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