- dog's bollocks
- Meaning
Excellent - the absolute apex.OriginNo doubt coined from dogs' habit of licking the aforementioned organs in preference to almost any other activity.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
dog's bollocks
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Dog's bollocks — You would say that something really fantastic was the dog s bollocks. Comes from the fact that a dog s bollocks are so fantastic that he can t stop licking them! Nice huh? Often shortened to just The dog s … The American's guide to speaking British
dog's bollocks — Noun. The best. E.g. This song is the dog s bollocks. Cf. cat s whiskers , bee s knees and mutt s nuts … English slang and colloquialisms
dog's bollocks — noun a) Something that is considered the best of its kind. That new flat screen TV you bought is the dogs bollocks. b) A colon followed by a dash (: ). Syn: bollocks, the dogs, bees knees, business … Wiktionary
the dog's bollocks — (vulgar sl) Someone or something particularly excellent • • • Main Entry: ↑dog … Useful english dictionary
dog's bollocks / mutt's nuts / puppy's privates — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n the genuine article / the real deal … English dialects glossary
Bollocks — Bollox redirects here. For the board game, see Bōku (game). Bollocks /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo Saxon origin, meaning testicles . The word is often used figuratively in British English, as a noun to mean nonsense , an expletive following a… … Wikipedia
dog — dog1 W1S1 [dɔg US do:g] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3¦(woman)¦ 4 dog eat dog 5 be going to the dogs 6¦(dishonest)¦ 7 a dog s life 8 make a dog s breakfast of something 9 a dog s dinner … Dictionary of contemporary English
bollocks — 1. n pl the testicles. A version of this word has existed since Anglo Saxon times; in Old English it was bealluc, a diminutive or familiar elaboration of bula, meaning ball. For much of its existence the word, usu ally spelled ballocks , was… … Contemporary slang
Bollocks — This is a great English word with many excellent uses. Technically speaking it means testicles but is typically used to describe something that is no good (that s bollocks) or that someone is talking rubbish (he s talking bollocks). Surprisingly… … The American's guide to speaking British
dog's dangly bits — Noun. The best. Later variation on the dog s bollocks . See dangly bits … English slang and colloquialisms
