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Ballocks (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Ballocks

The testicles of a man or beast; also a vulgar nick name for a parson. His brains are in his ballocks, a cant saying to designate a fool.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Balderdash * Balum Rancum

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Bad Bargain
Badge
Badge-coves
Badgers
Bag
Bag of Nails
Baggage
Bakers Dozen
Baker-knee’d
Balderdash
Ballocks
Balum Rancum
Balsam
Bam
To Bam
To Bamboozle
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Bandbox
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Bandog
Bang Up