balls

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːlz/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /bɑlz/
• Rhymes: -ɔːlz

Noun

balls

1. plural of ball
   • (Can we date this quote?) W. S. Gilbert, HMS Pinafore

     When the balls whistle free o'er the bright blue sea / We stand to our guns all day.

2. (vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.

Noun

balls pl (plural only)

1. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
   • 2007 September 28, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 6:

     Douglas: You've got spunk. And balls. And I like that in a woman.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:courage
2. (uncountable, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar, colloquial) Synonym of bollocks, nonsense.

3. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.

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Verb

balls (third-person singular simple present ballses, present participle ballsing, simple past and past participle ballsed)

1. (vulgar, transitive) Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
2. (vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Verb

balls

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ball

Derived terms

• balls about, balls around
• balls on
• balls up

Adverb

balls (not comparable)

1. (slang) Very. Intensifier.

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Further reading

• ball on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• testicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• courage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbaʎs]

Noun

balls

1. plural of ball