Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Bollocks\" /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Middle English origin, meaning \"testicles\". The word is often used figuratively in British English and Hiberno-English as a noun to mean \"nonsense\", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean \"poor quality\" or \"useless\". Similarly, the common phrases \"Bollocks to this!\" or \"That's a load of old bollocks\" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as \"the dog's bollocks\", \"top bollock(s)\", or more simply \"the bollocks\" (as opposed to just \"bollocks\"), which will refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected."@en }
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- Bollocks abstract "\"Bollocks\" /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Middle English origin, meaning \"testicles\". The word is often used figuratively in British English and Hiberno-English as a noun to mean \"nonsense\", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean \"poor quality\" or \"useless\". Similarly, the common phrases \"Bollocks to this!\" or \"That's a load of old bollocks\" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as \"the dog's bollocks\", \"top bollock(s)\", or more simply \"the bollocks\" (as opposed to just \"bollocks\"), which will refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected.".