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pillicock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A boy or man.

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Usage: endearing, obsolete

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History

Etymology

From Middle English pilkoc, equivalent to an uncertain first element + cock (“a male chicken; slang term for a penis”). Compare the earlier surname Pylcock etc., as well as pillock, Scots pillie (“a penis”), Jutland regional Danish piller and pillerkok (“a penis”), regional Norwegian pill (“a penis”), and Swedish pillesnopp (“wiener, (small) penis”).