Dim British insult
Pillock is British slang for a stupid person, a fool: Don't be such a pillock.
The word is mildly vulgar—it may derive from an old slang term for penis—but has lost most of its sexual connotation.
Calling someone a pillock is dismissive rather than vicious, suggesting they're being thick-headed.
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Dim British insult
Pillock is British slang for a stupid person, a fool: Don't be such a pillock.
The word is mildly vulgar—it may derive from an old slang term for penis—but has lost most of its sexual connotation.
Calling someone a pillock is dismissive rather than vicious, suggesting they're being thick-headed.
1. insult — idiot, Foolish, senseless person; fool (Unwise, gullible person); twit (Minor fool); plonker (British term for fool); wally · berk · prat · numpty · dimwit · nitwit · blockhead · dunce · dolt · nincompoop
2. British — nutter, UK term for madman; tosser (One who throws); muppet (British slang for fool); gobshite (Stupid, mouthy person); berk · blighter · oaf · wally · yobbo · git · prat · divvy · numpty · twit
intelligence/competencepillock ≠ genius Person of rare brilliance; mastermind · brainiac · intellectual · sage · whiz
social regard/esteempillock ≠ legend Unverified traditional tale; star · hero · champion · good egg · mensch
fools: fool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots; British slang: blag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby; Northern Slang: aye, nowt, summat, lass, luv
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/pillock