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pillock.

A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

In the middle of 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.

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