balls

/ bɔːlz /

plural noun

1. the testicles
2. by the balls
   by the balls so as to be rendered powerless
3. nonsense; rubbish
4. courage; forcefulness

interjection

1. an exclamation of strong disagreement, contempt, annoyance, etc

Usage

Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. Interestingly, its use in the sense of courage is exactly paralleled in the Spanish term «cojones»

Example Sentences

Make a batch of these rum balls, climb into a onesie, and let your favorite movie do the rest.

From The Daily Beast

Does he have the balls to run again after someone resigns over ethical issues?

From The Daily Beast

Hell, one of the Dixie Chicks even offered to Uber her balls over to the company.

From The Daily Beast

It was, we have to have a team, all the right balls, a big field, and everything has to look right and be right.

From The Daily Beast

With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.

From The Daily Beast

Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.

From Project Gutenberg

It reminds me of those snow-balls the boys roll up at home—the crowd gathers as it proceeds!

From Project Gutenberg

When every eye was fixed upon the balls, he and Lebas met, as they had ultimately agreed, in the smoking-room.

From Project Gutenberg

Several cannon balls were also discovered while making excavations on this island, about 1853.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arrogance
• audacity
• boldness
• gall