cobblers

cobblers [ˈkɒbləz] Brit Slang

pl n

1. rubbish; nonsense a load of old cobblers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) another word for testicles

interj

an exclamation of strong disagreement

[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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cobblers - nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers" hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning 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
	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

Translations

cobblers [ˈkɒbləz] NPL (Brit)

1. (Anat) → cojones mpl

2. (fig) → chorradas fpl

cobblers

pl (Brit inf: = rubbish) → Scheiße f (inf), → Mist m (inf); (what a load of old) cobblers! → was fürn Haufen Mist! (inf)