pillock

Meaning

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

Synonyms

dolt

dullard

stupid

stupid person

poor fish

pudden-head

pudding head

stupe

fool

gander

idiot

imbecile

gomeral

Translations

ebete

estúpido

allocco

citrullo

idiota

idiot

imbécile

stupido

tonto

stomkop

Idiot

Narr

Kamel

🐫

Dummkopf

Etymology

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.