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
“She was really ballsy about wanting to invite those readings into the movie,” he says, “the incredible sense of disquiet that the script presented to her as a reader.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
And that is ballsy for somebody to say that.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022
“I can’t believe Zac trashed Marcus’s car. Pretty ballsy move.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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