I heard it on Corrination street but am unsure of it's meaning....i'm 51 so dont be afraid to tell me???I may have misspelled it "ballocks"
2007-10-21 07:10:36 · 17 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
You mean bollocks: testicles
2007-10-21 07:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by thespoonmachine 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
As many people have said, it's slang for testicles. In some parts of England (eg. where I am) it is used very often.
Trying to find a good word like it. I think it's like a less offensive way of saying the s-word.
For the English people here, Limey is slang for British. This is because the British sailors in the Navy used to eat lots of limes to prevent scurvy.
2007-10-21 17:14:05 · answer #2 · answered by cchaos01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Yank
The answer you have already had although I don't know why it would be used on such a popular program. What I wanted to say is there is nothing wrong with the nickname "limey" for an English man as it comes from the time when we gave our sailors limes or lime juice which stopped them having scurvy where as the American navy at that time just let their sailors suffer and either their leaders didn't care or were to stupid to know what to do
2007-10-21 14:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To not answer your question, but to have a go at the people who moaned about you calling us Brits 'limeys':
They called us limeys because we drank lime juice to prevent scurvey on the sail across the water to 'the new world.'
And yes, life for a lot of people in Manchester is similar to Corrie...
2007-10-21 14:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by paof2 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why on Earth would Americans want to watch "Corornation Street"? Don't they have enough rubbish of their own?
I suspect that Americans would use the word "nuts" where Britons would use the word "bollocks".
I think it's a shame now that broadcasting standards are so low that a very high profile programme watched by millions finds it necessary to ask actors to use such a word. Why do we have to have this on today's programmes?
2007-10-21 14:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by MarkEverest 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
limey is quite a rude name to call english people just for future referance.
2007-10-22 14:26:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kerry A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bollocks = Testicles
Also called :~
Balls
Nuts
Knackers
Nadgers
Spherical Objects
2007-10-21 14:54:46 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bollocks is a slang word for testicles (balls)
It is used to describe something as rubbish or untrue.
2007-10-21 14:17:17 · answer #8 · answered by baby_face_paris 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
bollocks is slang for testicals
there is also bullocks small bulls
does that answer your question you septic tank (slang for yank )
2007-10-21 14:35:41 · answer #9 · answered by beasty 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
blueyedblonde1956 you are to be arrested by the grammar police.
2007-10-21 20:38:56 · answer #10 · answered by Dick C Normous™ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would tell you, except i don't like being refered to as a "limey"
2007-10-21 14:15:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋