bollocked mode
A state of being severely told off, punished, or in deep trouble — used in British slang contexts to describe the period after getting a serious dressing-down from a boss, parent, or authority figure.
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A state of being severely told off, punished, or in deep trouble — used in British slang contexts to describe the period after getting a serious dressing-down from a boss, parent, or authority figure. Implies total shutdown, sheepishness, and lying low after a public or private scolding.
He's been in full bollocked mode since the manager called him out in front of everyone.
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- bollocked energy84%
The unmistakable vibe someone gives off when they've recently been severely reprimanded — quiet, deflated, avoiding eye contact, doing whatever they're told without pushback. Used in British and online slang to describe that chastened, walking-on-eggshells demeanor after getting an earful.
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(UK, Ireland, vulgar) A severe reprimand.
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British and Irish slang for a severe verbal dressing-down, typically from a superior to a subordinate. Getting a bollocking is considerably worse than a simple reprimand. Widely used in workplaces, the military, and sports contexts; while vulgar in origin, it has a workaday acceptability in informal British speech.
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(transitive, UK, Ireland, vulgar) To reprimand severely and grossly.