Comments on: Having a ball http://www.readright.be/WDJ/2009/08/having-a-ball/ Words - spiffing and copacetic Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom Joad http://www.readright.be/WDJ/2009/08/having-a-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Tom Joad Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:01:14 +0000 http://www.readright.be/WDJ/?p=207#comment-849 'Pillock' is supposedly an elongated version of 'pill' (an archaic expression for the penis, for the uninitiated), or a corruption of the Jutland regional word pillercock, if the big OED is to be believed. Happily, I came across this little gem of a ditty while researching 'pillock': Why did the butterfly flutter by? Because she saw the caterpillar wave his pillock at her. =) ‘Pillock’ is supposedly an elongated version of ‘pill’ (an archaic expression for the penis, for the uninitiated), or a corruption of the Jutland regional word pillercock, if the big OED is to be believed.

Happily, I came across this little gem of a ditty while researching ‘pillock’:

Why did the butterfly flutter by? Because she saw the caterpillar wave his pillock at her.

=)

]]> By: Autolycus http://www.readright.be/WDJ/2009/08/having-a-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-847 Autolycus Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:26:19 +0000 http://www.readright.be/WDJ/?p=207#comment-847 Now where does pillock come in? As a sort of euphemistic alternative, or a diminutive of pill? My old Shorter OED is silent. Now where does pillock come in? As a sort of euphemistic alternative, or a diminutive of pill? My old Shorter OED is silent.

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