Where Does the Term Bollix Come from?
Originally, the Word "Bollocks" Was the Everyday Vernacular Word for Testicles—as Noted Above, It Was Used in This Sense in the First English-Language Bible...
Originally, the word "bollocks" was the everyday vernacular word for testicles—as noted above, it was used in this sense in the first English-language Bible, in the 14th century.
What does the British word Bollix mean?
transitive verb. : to throw into disorder also : bungle —usually used with up.
What are origins of the word bollocks?
bollocks (n.)
"testicles," 1744, variant of ballocks, from Old English beallucas "testicles," from Proto-Germanic *ball-, from PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell." In British slang, as an ejaculation, "nonsense!" from 1919.