ballbreaker

British  

/ ˈbɔːlˌbreɪkə /

noun

1. slang  a person, esp a woman, whose character and behaviour may be regarded as threatening a man's sense of power

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Etymology

Origin of ballbreaker

C20: from _ball ¹ (in the sense: testicle) + _breaker ¹

Example Sentences

And they were afraid she was too much of a ballbreaker?

From The Guardian

Like Trump’s use of the word “ballbreaker,” which is weighted with associations of man-hating, aggression and selfishness, the words he has recently deployed against the women he considers to be standing in his way are carefully chosen for maximum impact, deliberately playing into and exacerbating existing stereotypes.

From Time

Trump explained: “If he doesn’t lose the ballbreaker, his career will go nowhere.”

From Time

It’s not that they were making bad records, more that no one was turning to Black Ice or Ballbreaker instead of Back in Black or Highway to Hell.

From The Guardian

I went through a stage when I worried it was my fault – had I been bossy and a ballbreaker when we had been together?

From The Guardian