ballocksとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

ballocks pl (normally plural, singular ballock)

1. (Ireland) Alternative form of bollocks.
   • 1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), pages 277–278:

     "Turn to gangsterism."
     "Sebastian, I couldn't."
     "Tone, pride has you at its mercy."
     "Has me by the very ballocks."
     "Tony, I think a pint would see us right."
     "I think you're right for the first time since you last said that."

   • 1955, Samuel Beckett, Molloy, published 1955 (New York), page 8:

     "I began at the beginning, like an old ballocks, can you imagine that?"

   • 2009, Don Nigro, Rat Wives and Other Plays, →ISBN, page 23:

     JANET. How could you three conspire behind my back –
     MRS PAT. Men conspired behind your back. I didn't.
     JANET. Oh, ballocks.
     MRS PAT. I don't see why we need to keep bringing ballocks into this.

   • 2009, Ava March, Object of His Desire, →ISBN, page 55:

     With his other hand, he palmed Henry's ballocks. “And big ballocks.” He rolled the egg-shaped testicles in his hand, lightly rubbing them together. Henry shuddered, gasped for breath.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ballocks.