20.10.05

English words every American should know

First in an infrequent series concerning some of this Legal Alien's more obscure phrases.

Today's word: Bollocks.

The word literally means "testicles", but has grown and adapted over the years to fit many different situations:

1: Shock:

Oh bollocks! I didn't see that coming!

2: Disgust:

Oh bollocks! That's gross!

3: To indicate someone is lying:

You're talking bollocks!

4: To indicate one has made a mistake:

Well, I bollocksed that one up!

5: To indicate something is untrue:

What a load of bollocks!

6: To give someone a reprimand:

Man, I got a bollocking over that report...

7: To indicate something is good:

Yeah, Ferraris are the bollocks!

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