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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ballbreaker

C20: from ball 1 (in the sense: testicle) + breaker 1

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But I actually wish Whiplash had gone that route, because then Simmons’ character—the ballbreaker music teacher—might have been genuinely complicated, instead of just a boring old crazy dude.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2015

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