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Dog's bollocks 

UK slang meaning "the best".

If something "takes a lot of licking", it is the best. Dogs are always licking their bollocks, therefore "dog's bollocks" take a lot of licking. So "The dog's bollocks" is the best.
My new mobile phone has MP3, MP4, 6 megapixel camera, bluetooth and WAP. It's the dog's bollocks.
Dog's bollocks by Buggle December 30, 2007

dog's bollocks 

(UK) Slang for something that is the cremé-de-la-creme, the leader in it's field
"My car's engine is the dog's bollocks."
dog's bollocks by - August 4, 2002

Dog's Bollocks 

According To the Early Twenty-First Century Commedian Eddie Izzard, The 'dog's bollocks' is a good compliment, as opposed to 'bollocks' which is a bad compliment.
"Your Majesty the Queen, that dress your wearing is the dog's bollocks!" -Eddie Izzard
Dog's Bollocks by Mister Fred November 29, 2003

dog's bollocks 

The ultimate. Top of the line. Variation on bee's knees and cat's pajamas. What better than The Dog's Bollocks - since they like to lick them so much.
Q: Why do dog's lick their balls?
A: Because they can!
This band is the dog's bollocks.

Dog's Bollocks 

bollocks n. are testicles. The word is in pretty common use in the UK and works well as a general "surprise" expletive in a similar way to bugger. The phrase "the dog's bollocks" is used to describe something particularly good (yes, good) - something like "see that car - it's the dog's bollocks, so it is". We also describe a big telling-off as a bollocking, and additionally use the word to mean "rubbish" (as in "well, that's a load of bollocks").
"see that car - it's the dog's bollocks"

dog's bollocks 

Meaning very good.
Incidentally, the adjective has a somewhat strange history.
It originally comes from Mechano, a British model construction kit. When it first came out in the 50s and 60s, there were 2 different kits available - the Box Standard and the Box Deluxe.

Over time, Box Standard gave birth to the phrase Bog Standard, meaning very average.
Conversely, the spoonerism of Box Deluxe sounds very similar to Dogs Bollocks, for which the meaning of above average was attached.
That's the Dog's Bollocks!
dog's bollocks by Conan Reich December 27, 2005