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ball-buster

[bawl-buhs-ter]

noun

Slang: Vulgar.
  1. an arduous, often unpleasant task.

  2. a person who makes great demands on others; taskmaster.



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But mainly, she “learns” what she basically already knew: that a lot of men privately and unfairly think of her as a ball-buster.

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As a special needs mom you don’t take no for an answer, and that can make you a ball-buster.

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When the talk was over a few minutes later, a random male audience member approached me and called me a "ball-buster."

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And countless figures on the right continue to whinge about a potential Hillary Clinton run - simplifying possibly the most nuanced and experienced would-be candidate in the country as a screechy ball-buster and/or aging grandma.

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The 21-year-old wrote and sang on Icona Pop's bratty pop ball-buster I Love It, but she couldn't bear to discover its fate on the Radio 1 countdown.

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