scrote

scrote

English

Etymology

Clipping of scrotum.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /skɹoʊt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /skɹəʊt/

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• Rhymes: -əʊt

Noun

scrote (plural scrotes)

1. (informal) The scrotum.

   Synonym: ballsack

   • 2001 September 25, Jack Black, Kyle Gass (lyrics), The Dust Brothers (music), “Wonderboy”, in Tenacious D‎, Sony Music, performed by Tenacious D:

     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 Britain, derogatory) A worthless or contemptible person; a gobshite or toerag.
3. (Internet slang, Reddit, derogatory) A stereotypical low-value 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.'

See also

• bawbag
• teabagger

Anagrams

• Coster, Ectors, Tresco, corset, coster, escort, recost, rectos, scoter, sector