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Definition of bollocking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bollocking

noun
 
/ˈbɒləkɪŋ/
 
/ˈbɑːləkɪŋ/
(British English, offensive, slang)
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  1. an occasion when somebody tells you that they are very angry with you, often by shouting at you
    • to give somebody a bollocking
    • to get a bollocking
    There are more polite ways to express this, for example give somebody what for or come down on somebody like a ton of bricks.
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