pillock

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pillock

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In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.

noun pillocks

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool. What is it now, you great pillock?
Similar: wazzock, plonker

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noun a stupid person

Français	blaireau, boulet
Deutsch	Trottel
Русский	дура́к durák, о́лух ólux, идио́т idiót, балбе́с balbés, балда́ baldá, болва́н bolván

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@misc{pillock_2026,
  title = {pillock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pillock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}