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Noun, adjective and interjection.
Variant spelling of 'baws'.
Scottish dialect for 'balls'.

1. Noun
Slang for 'testicles'. Commonly used figuratively.

2. Adjective (pejorative)
'To be bawz' is to be undesirable or unfavourable (tends to only apply to inanimate objects).

3. Interjection
Shows disapproval. Used in the same way as same way as 'Damn!' or 'Shite!'.
1- Joe's bawz were aching for hours after Iain's terrific bawslap.

1(fig.)-
Iain: "I kicked Joe's ass at Tekken last night!"
Joe: "Don't talk bawz! You've never beaten me at Tekken, you're crap!"

2- That car is bawz, it can only do 30mph!

3- Bawz! You beat me again!
bawz by Iain January 10, 2005
Related Words
testicles, nuts, bollocks, cajones

used to affirm respect in an action
It must`ve taken real bawz to pull that off
bawz by bezman April 8, 2004
a word that some annoying bastard follows you around and says
"bawz!"
bawz by alfie richardson August 15, 2022

Fanny-bawz 

A derogatory/pejorative term (like Idiot). Used sometimes in Scotland, but typically referred to as a Glaswegian term only.
Fanny-bawz by OskChiz December 25, 2023
A rich elegant blend of deep blue with a subtle splash of green.
My favorite shade of blue is bawzac! That girls blouse is bawzac blue, for sure.
bawzac by Allister June 10, 2016
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
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