DictionarypillockFoolish person
noun

pillock

PIL-uk/ˈpɪlək/

A stupid or foolish person.

He acts like a pillock when he ignores good advice.

A man foolishly saws through the very tree branch supporting him, cutting between his seat and the trunk.
Etymology

Middle English pillicock named the penis. Its descendant pillock later became an insult for a foolish person, shifting from a sexual term to personal abuse.

In context

MooLer178:14
like this pillock here who comes along and like no I got B and then just goes and and tries to put together an argument which was [ __ ] embarrassing
EFAP #150 - The Third Anniversary of Pausing Every Frame - Covering Everything with Everyone - Pt 2

More examples

  • I felt like a pillock after locking myself out.
  • Some pillock parked across both spaces.
  • Stop being pillocks and listen to the instructions.

Forms

pillock · pillocks

Similar words

idiot
A more common, often harsher insult for someone's intelligence.
fool
Often emphasizes poor judgment rather than a lack of intelligence.