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ballock

ballock

9.9
One of the two male body parts that make sperm
  • noun
  • /ˈbælək/
  • Offensive
translation icon : cojón
  • it's ballocks!

Examples

  • "The old ballocks"

    Fiction book (1997)

  • ballocks!

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)

  • Ballocks!

    I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

  • The doctor explained that a healthy diet is important for maintaining the function of the ballock.

  • After the injury, he was worried about damage to his ballock and its impact on fertility.

  • In some cultures, discussing the health of a man's ballock is considered a normal conversation among friends.

Synonyms

ball
vsballock
  • Offensive
386 9.8

A slang word for one of a man's testicles

is chiefly slang and often considered more coarse than the neutral word
nut
vsballock
  • Offensive
245 9.9

A male body part that makes sperm

is vulgar and can be archaic rather than the neutral medical usage
testicle
vsballock
  • Specialized
92 6.5

An oval part in the male body that makes sperm and male hormones

is slang and carries vulgar or archaic connotations rather than neutral usage
bollock
vsballock
  • Offensive
29 9.9

One of the two male body parts that make sperm

is a vulgar or archaic slang term rather than the formal medical term
testis
vsballock
  • Specialized
4 7.1

One of the two male glands that make sperm and the hormone testosterone

is informal slang and carries vulgar or archaic tone not scientific
orchis
vsballock
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A male body part that makes sperm and male hormones

is slang and dated in use, not a classical or technical expression
cobblers
vsballock
  • Offensive
9.9

A man's testicles

is individual singular slang and less clearly plural or collective in tone

Surface Forms

ballock singular
ballocks plural

Morphology

ballock = ball (semi-transparent) = ball + ock

Formally 'ball' + diminutive suffix '-ock' is clear, but the slang sense 'testicle' depends on cultural slang use rather than a predictable literal derivation.

Etymology

The word ballock comes from the simple word ball meaning 'round object' plus the small ending -ock, so it originally meant 'little ball'. That's why ballock became a name for a testicle — it looks like a small, round 'ball'.