pillocky move
- noun
- /ˈpɪl.ə.ki muːv/
- NSFW
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movimiento tonto
- She realized it was a pillocky move to email the wrong document to her boss.
Examples
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That was a pillocky move, leaving your keys inside the locked car.
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Forgetting his passport was such a pillocky move before the trip.
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That was a real pillocky move!
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I can't believe he made such a pillocky move.
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Forgetting his passport was such a pillocky move before the trip.
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She realized it was a pillocky move to email the wrong document to her boss.
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That was a pillocky move, leaving your keys inside the locked car.
Synonyms
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6.1
Silly, harmless behavior that makes people laugh
A silly or pointless action, for example a useless remark
A very foolish and dangerous action that causes big problems
A selfish or rude action that annoys other people
An action that is cowardly or unfair and causes trouble
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
pillocky + move
The noun 'move' (an action) is transparent, and 'pillocky' looks like a derivational/slang adjective based on 'pillock' (a foolish person) with a productive -y suffix, so a learner who knows the base form and the suffix can infer 'foolish'. However, 'pillocky' is non‑standard/slang and not listed in the dictionary, so its form and register may be unfamiliar to many learners, making the overall expression only partially predictable.
Etymology
The phrase pillocky move comes from British slang pillock, a mild word for a 'foolish person', and move meaning action. Imagine someone doing something silly, and you can see why pillocky move means 'a foolish or silly action'.