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pillock

How to use pillock in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pillock.

Editorial note

On the other hand, I'd look a bit of a pillock so I've never gotten round to it.

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Quick take

a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pillock gathered in one view.

noun

a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pillock.

Example sentences

1

On the other hand, I'd look a bit of a pillock so I've never gotten round to it.

2

Then he oversaw the release of un-redacted cables and he turned into a pillock.

3

Muppet naff nutter pikey pillock plonker prat scrubber trollops uphill gardener twit knobheads.

4

For instance, I don't see how it is bad for human civilisation if I think I look ravishing in red, whereas everyone else thinks I look like a pillock.

5

[Try being cast ashore with only an ice skate and a netball for company, or confined to barracks with only a couple of bottles of hand sanitiser to drink --you pampered pillock!

6

Keep working up the chain, without ever taking a bath or wearing a suit, until every manager in the whole organisation thinks you are an irritating pillock.

7

What, you don't watch Top Gear?Though more entertaining than educational, I know the difference between my boot from my bonnet thanks to that show, as well as what a saloon, spanner, pillock and many other british-english mannerisms mean.

8

One of the odd personality changes that I've noticed in myself after 25-ish years on the Internet is that I now have essentially zero tolerance for whinges[1] of the form: "This one thing he said is completely and utterly wrong, therefore he is a pillock and should be shanked with a shiv.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pillock in a sentence?

On the other hand, I'd look a bit of a pillock so I've never gotten round to it.

What does pillock mean?

a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"

What part of speech is pillock?

pillock is commonly used as noun.