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Originally Posted by cmyx6go
Here it is the worst, most derogatory term you can use towards someone. Seems like the UK and you Aussies use it as a term of endearment.  |
Another word used in British English and Irish English is "bollox," primarily used as a shortened form of "bollocks," which can mean either testicles or nonsense. The word "bollox" usually means something is bullshit.
Here's what Wikipedia says for bollocks:
Bollocks is a word of Middle English origin meaning "testicles." The word is often used in British English and Irish English in a multitude of negative ways; it most commonly appears as a noun meaning "rubbish" or "nonsense," an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to describe something that is of poor quality or useless. It is also used in common phrases like "bollocks to this," which is said when quitting a task or job that is too difficult or negative, and "that's a load of old bollocks," which generally indicates contempt for a certain subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also appears in positive phrases such as "the dog's bollocks" or more simply "the bollocks," which will refer to something which is admired or well-respected.