balls
Britishplural noun
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the testicles
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so as to be rendered powerless
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nonsense; rubbish
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courage; forcefulness
interjection
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
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Since then Head strikes at 80.20 runs per 100 balls, compared to 49.65 in the first part of his career, in a switch in style almost unprecedented across Test cricket's history.
From BBC
Stokes' 50, from 159 balls, was his slowest in Test cricket and the slowest by any England batter in the Bazball era.
From BBC
No ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday: white balls 25, 33, 53, 62, 66 and red Powerball 17, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times
In the next he drove Nathan Lyon, who had already dismissed him three times in 79 balls in his career, to mid-off and then tamely forced the next ball to mid-wicket with a flick.
From BBC
It took Stokes' defiant 45 not out, from 151 balls, to ensure England were not bowling again by the close.
From BBC
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