Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Wednesday Word: Bollix & Bollocks

bollix |ˈbäliks| vulgar slang verb [ with obj. ] (usu. bollix something up) bungle (a task).pl.nounvariant spelling of bollocks.bollocks |ˈbäləks| (also ballocks or bollix) vulgar slang, chiefly Brit. noun1 [ in pl. ] the testicles.2 used to express contempt, annoyance, or defiance.ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: plural of bollock, variant of earlier ballock, of Germanicorigin; related to ball.
Another word I want to steal from the Brits. The greedy imperial bastards keep hogging the best ones. Bollocks to them, I say.

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6 comments:

  1. ChrisAugust 5, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    I do like that alternative spelling.

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  2. Clare LondonAugust 6, 2015 at 3:53 AM

    Ohhh. one of my favourite words :)

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  3. BJ WilliamsAugust 6, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    No, No, No! Sorry, being very 'Old School' It's.Definitely Bollocks! "I 'Bollocksed" it up!"sounds so.o much more effective than " I 'bollixed' it up" in my opinion. "Being grabbed by the bollocks..." again sounds/reads so much better to me than "Being grabbed by the bollix."

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    1. Lou HarperAugust 6, 2015 at 10:28 AM

      Oh no, I hope I haven't started a controversy. You're right about bollocks sounding better, but in writing bollix has certain visual appeal. :)

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