bollock
(transitive, UK, Ireland, vulgar) To reprimand severely and grossly.
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If I had talked openly about being a poster on 8chan, a site that exists because 4chan banned child pornography, I'm not sure I'd have the gall to talk about things other people have liked on social media. But then I…
Jimmy Bollock is leaning into the smear campaign.
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(transitive, UK, Ireland, vulgar) To reprimand severely and grossly.
The boss bollocked me for coming in late.
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(UK, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A testicle.
You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.
“If I had talked openly about being a poster on 8chan, a site that exists because 4chan banned child pornography, I'm not sure I'd have the gall to talk about things other people have liked on social media. But then I don't have the false confidence of a Jimmy Bollock”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Jimmy Bollock is leaning into the smear campaign.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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