Dog’s Bollocks

Dog’s Bollocks

/ˌdɒɡz ˈbɒləks/ /dɒɡz ˈbɒləks/
Phrase General

Something excellent or the best (vulgar)

Example Sentences

"This new phone is the dog's bollocks!"
"That meal was the dog's bollocks."

Etymology & History

Modern British slang from the 1980s-90s. Part of a tradition of crude superlatives. Possibly influenced by printing term "dog's ballocks" for a colon-dash mark.

Word Details

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Region
General British
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Era
1980s
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Language
Vulgar
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Formality
Slang

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