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hillock
English
Etymology
From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill +? -ock.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h?l.?k/
Noun
hillock (plural hillocks)
- A small hill.
- 2014, Ian Jack, "Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian, 16 September 2014:
- Just upstream of Dryburgh Abbey, a reproduction of a classical Greek temple stands at the top of a wooded hillock on the river’s north bank.
- 2014, Ian Jack, "Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian, 16 September 2014:
Synonyms
- toman
See also
- hummock
Translations
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pillock
English
Etymology
In the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.
Pronunciation
Noun
pillock (plural pillocks)
- (Britain, mildly derogatory, slang) a stupid or annoying person; simpleton; fool.
Translations
Synonyms
- (British, mildly pejorative, slang): a stupid or annoying person; wazzock, plonker
References
Anagrams
- Pollick, lip lock, lip-lock, liplock
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