scrote

English

Etymology

Clipping of scrotum.

Pronunciation

Noun

scrote (plural scrotes)

  1. (informal) The scrotum.
    Synonym: ballsack
    • 2001 September 25, “Wonderboy”, in Jack Black, Kyle Gass (lyrics), The Dust Brothers (music), Tenacious D, performed by Tenacious D, Sony Music:
      Bring out your broadsword. / There's the hydra. / Slice his throat! / And grab his scrote.
    • 2010 February 4, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
      If you just followed this show on the blogs, you would think I was just running around town, cutting people open from scrote to sternum, wearing their skin as a trophy.
  2. (slang, chiefly British, derogatory) A worthless or contemptible person; a gobshite or toerag.
  3. (Internet slang, Reddit, derogatory) A stereotypical inferior and obnoxious man.
    • 2021 October 5, Tracy Clark-Flory, “Inside Female Dating Strategy, the Subreddit That Teaches Women to Level Up Against 'Scrotes' and 'F*ckboys'”, in Jezebel:
      In the parlance of the subreddit, women should avoid worthless "scrotes" and should always avoid "slanging pussy to fuckboys."
    • 2021 November 30, Monica Greep, “The dark world of Female Dating Strategy: Online community teaches women to avoid 'worthless scrotes' and categorises men into 'low and high value' based on finances, mental health and penis size”, in Daily Mail:
      One post reads: 'A scrote will act offended and immature and just not worth your time, this is because he doesn't respect you.'
  4. (slang, in the plural) courage, balls

See also

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.