ballsy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ballsy
1955–60; balls (in the sense “boldness, courage, brashness”) + -y 1; cf. -sy
Example Sentences
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"I think he had his dad to help him with the letter but it was quite ballsy, you know: 'Brian Epstein’s got The Beatles; you need us', or something like that," says Underwood.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024
“They’re pretty ballsy, but they know what they’re doing.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023
“One intensely sad and angry and insecure, the other a ballsy bravado performance for public consumption.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023
“It was ballsy and real,” the literary agent and author Bill Clegg said in an email.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2020
“Pretty ballsy talk for someone who can’t swim.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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