pillock
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- noun
- /ˈpɪlək/
- Offensive
:
idiota
- You must think I'm the biggest pillock in the world.
Examples
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And the fact that you don't care that it sounds crazy suggests that your ignorance is wilful, which makes you a complete and utter pillock.
Blog text (28) -
You're an old pillock, but I love you.
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A bit of a pillock, Leo Durant.
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Now he can't even remember who I am, the pillock.
Fiction book (2001) -
Oh, Atticus, don't be a pillock.
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"Listen, pillock," said Blair with all his usual truculence, "there's some auld biddie in your neck of the woods, a Mrs. Gallagher."
Fiction book (2002) -
Don't be such a pillock; think before you act.
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He acted like a real pillock during the meeting yesterday.
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She felt like a pillock after forgetting her friend's birthday.
Synonyms
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6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
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9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
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8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
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7.9
A person who does silly things without thinking
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8.1
A person who behaves in a foolish way
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7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
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8.7
A person who makes silly mistakes
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9.9
A rude word for a very foolish person
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1.1
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
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8.8
A person who is not very smart or who acts without thinking
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7.7
A person who is not very smart
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8.4
A person who acts in a very silly way
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8.1
A person who is not very smart or acts silly
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9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
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6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
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9.7
A person who is not very smart
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7.8
A person who is slow to understand things
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
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8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
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9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
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2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
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9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
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9.9
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
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9.9
A foolish person who often does stupid things
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9.9
An insulting word for a person who does foolish things
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9.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
A person who is not very smart
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9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
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9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
9.9
A person people insult by saying they are stupid
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9.9
A person who is not very clever and is easy to trick
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9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
A person who is not very smart
A person who acts silly or foolish
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
A person who behaves carelessly and speaks without thinking
An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
A person who behaves in a silly way
Antonyms
Idioms
How Foolish
- Offensive
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1.2
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pillock is a British slang insult for a foolish person. One popular story says it comes from an older rude word pillicock that meant a small penis, so calling someone a pillock was a way of saying they were silly or weak, which is why today it means 'idiot'.