# bell-end

Pronunciation: say "BEL-end" /ˈbɛlɛnd/

## Noun

1. Vulgar British slang for the glans, the rounded tip of the penis. *(slang, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: A rude slang word for the rounded tip of the penis.
   - _He whacked his bell-end on the saddle and could barely sit down afterward._
   - _The rash had spread from his bell-end up the shaft, so he booked a clinic appointment._
2. Vulgar British slang for a stupid or contemptible person. *(slang, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: A rude name for a stupid or annoying person.
   - _Only a total bell-end would leave his car blocking the fire exit._
   - _She told her brother to quit being such a bell-end about the seating plan._
3. Alternative spelling of bell end. — Alternative spelling of bell end (“the flared end of a tube or instrument, curved like a bell”).
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of bell end. It means the wide, curved end of a tube or musical instrument.
   - _The inspector checked that every bell-end along the drain line was sealed tight._
   - _The plumber fitted a rubber seal into the drainpipe's bell-end._

## Adjective

4. Attributive form of bell end. — Attributive form of bell end.
   - Simple: Attributive form of bell end. Use it before a noun to describe a tube's wide, curved end.
   - _Engineers measured the bell-end diameter of every cast fitting._
   - _The repair shop ordered a new bell-end gasket for the drain stack._

## Origin

Formed from "bell" plus "end".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bell-end (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).