bollock

bollock
1) n
British
a ball (in the sense of a dance).
A Sloane Ranger witticism said quite unselfcon-sciously by girls as well as boys, Hunt bol-locks and Charity bollocks being regular features in the annual social calendar.
2) vb
British
to chastise, severely scold or dress down.
The word has been used in this way since the early years of the 20th century.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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