Gnats bollock

Gnat's bollock

Meaning

A very small (imaginary) unit of measurement.

Examples

I was lucky to survive – the bullets were flying everywhere. One missed me by a gnat’s bollock.

Where did it originate?

Britain, 20th century.

Where is it used?

Mostly Britain.

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