Short for “cobblers awls”, meaning balls (testicles) or nonsense.
Cobblers
Example Sentences
"That's a load of cobblers!"
"Don't talk cobblers, mate."
Etymology & History
British slang for nonsense or testicles. From Cockney rhyming slang 'cobbler's awls' = balls. 'Load of cobblers!' dismisses. British testicle-based dismissal.
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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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