cobblers

(ˈkɒbləz) pl n1. rubbish; nonsense: a load of old cobblers. 2. (Anatomy) another word for testicles. See testicleinterjan exclamation of strong disagreement[C20: from rhyming slang cobblers' awls balls]Usage: The use of cobblers meaning 'nonsense' is so mild that hardly anyone these days is likely to be offended by it. Most people are probably unaware of its rhyming-slang association with 'balls', and therefore take it at its face value as a more colourful synonym for 'nonsense'. The classic formulation 'a load of (old) cobblers' seems to be particularly popular in the tabloid press

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Noun	1.	cobblers - nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers"hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaningBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, ball, nut - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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noun a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)

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