Where does “bullocks” come from?

Bollocks comes from Middle English ballokes, from Old English beallucas, originally meaning testicles.

bullocks (English): plural of bullock; Testicles; Expression of...

Definitions

  1. plural of bullock; Testicles; Expression of...

Ancestry of “bullocks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbollocksThe testicles; Nonsense or information...
2Middle Englishballokesplural of ballok
3Old Englishbeallucasnominative plural of bealluc; accusative plural...
Every word from Old English beallucas →Every word from Middle English ballokes →Every word from English bollocks →