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Bollock vs Buttock - What's the difference?

bollock | buttock |

As nouns the difference between bollock and buttock

is that bollock is a testicle while buttock is each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.

As a verb bollock

is to reprimand severely and grossly.

bollock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A testicle.
    • ''You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.
    • ''The boss bollocked me for coming in late.

    buttock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.
  • The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
    • (the Maritime Dictionary)

    Usage notes

    The plural form is usually used in the singular sense for a single person's posterior, often called butt . It is rarer to refer to only a single buttock, which is then usually specified as left or right.

    Synonyms

    * asscheek (crude) * butt-cheek * arsecheek (crude) * bum-cheek * cheek * ham * mound * (plurale tantum) hurdies (p) * See also

    See also

    * callipygian/callipygous * dasypygal

    References

    * * English words suffixed with -ock