bollocks

Who acts: Nonsense, you, something, That, bollocks, he · What happens: say, think, be, use, hear, miss · To what, where: bollocks, rumour, bus, whole plan, it, films · Speech: someone speaks here

«bollocks» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bollocks in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Nonsense or rubbish: said when you think something is untrue or stupid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 said	nsubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 rubbish	cc
3	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Nonsense	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 said	punct
5	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 think	advmod
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 think	nsubj
8	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 said	ccomp
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 untrue	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 untrue	cop
11	untrue	untrue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 think	ccomp
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 stupid	cc
13	stupid	stupid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 untrue	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Nonsense or rubbish		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	think speech: other	present	you		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	something	untrue property	tree rules
4	be		something not said here		tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: rude — kept apart, not parsed.

Used as a swear word when you are annoyed, like "damn".

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	as	as	ADP	_	5 word	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 word	det
4	swear	swear	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	compound
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 annoyed	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 annoyed	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 annoyed	cop
9	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Used	parataxis
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 damn	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 damn	case
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 damn	punct
13	damn	damn	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 annoyed	appos
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 damn	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle						as a swear word	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	you					annoyed property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: very rude, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

The testicles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 testicles	det
2	testicles	testicle	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 testicles	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: rude, UK, in "the dog's bollocks" — kept apart, not parsed.

Something excellent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	excellent	excellent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

"That's bollocks!" he said when he heard the rumour. (rude)

Sentence 1: "That's bollocks!" he said when he heard the rumour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 bollocks	punct
2	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 bollocks	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 bollocks	cop
4	bollocks	bollock	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 said	nsubj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 bollocks	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 bollocks	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 said	nsubj
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 heard	advmod
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 heard	nsubj
11	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 said	ccomp
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 rumour	det
13	rumour	rumour	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 heard	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	That	bollocks	tree rules
2	say speech: express	past	bollocks		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hear	past	he	the rumour	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer rumour=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (rude)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Oh, bollocks — I've missed the bus. (rude)

Sentence 1: Oh, bollocks — I've missed the bus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	3 bollocks	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Oh	punct
3	bollocks	bollock	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 missed	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 missed	nsubj
6	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 missed	aux
7	missed	miss	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 bollocks	acl:relcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bus	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 missed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bollocks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	miss	present · perfect	I	the bus					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (rude)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

He bollocksed up the whole plan. (rude)

Sentence 1: He bollocksed up the whole plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 bollocksed	nsubj
2	bollocksed	bollocks	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 bollocksed	compound:prt
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 plan	det
5	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plan	amod
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bollocksed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bollocksed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bollocks up	past	He	the whole plan					tree rules

Sentence 2: (rude)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

Bollocks to that, I'm not doing it. (rude)

Sentence 1: Bollocks to that, I'm not doing it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bollocks	bollock	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 doing	nsubj
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 that	case
3	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	1 Bollocks	nmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 doing	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 doing	nsubj
6	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 doing	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 doing	advmod
8	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 doing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 doing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not do	present · progressive	Bollocks to that	it					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (rude)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Teachers would call it "nonsense", not "bollocks".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 call	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 call	aux
3	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 call	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 nonsense	punct
6	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 call	xcomp
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 nonsense	punct
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 bollocks	punct
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 bollocks	advmod
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 bollocks	punct
11	bollocks	bollock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 call	parataxis
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 bollocks	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call speech: assert	would	Teachers	it					tree rules

Example 6

You'll hear it in films, but don't say it in class.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 hear	nsubj
2	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 hear	aux
3	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 hear	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 films	case
6	films	film	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hear	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 say	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 say	cc
9	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 say	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 say	advmod
11	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hear	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 say	obj
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 class	case
14	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 say	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	future	You	it		films			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
2	not say speech: assert	infinitive · do-support	You not said here	it		class			vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent it=Theme in class=Manner

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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