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ball
1. noun A very enjoyable time. The kids really had a ball at the birthday party—they won't stop talking about it! You should really come to the fair with us. It'll be a ball! My sister has a ball cleaning and organizing stuff, which I don't understand at all. That gene must have skipped me!
2. noun, vulgar slang A testicle. She kicked the man right in the balls when he tried to grope her in the bar. I heard Tom lost his left ball to cancer last month.
3. verb, vulgar slang To have sex (with someone). I heard they were balling in the back seat of his pickup truck. You're still dating Jenny, right? You ball her yet? I wouldn't ball your roommate if I were you. That's just a recipe for disaster.
balls
1. vulgar slang The testicles. Yeah, he's not feeling so great after taking that kick to the balls! I heard Tom lost one of his balls to cancer last month.
2. rude slang Courage, guts, or gumption. Usually, but not exclusively, used in reference to males. It took serious balls to pull off a stunt like that. Wow, you told the boss to go suck an egg? You've got some balls, dude! Well, if you've got the balls to do it, then you steal the test answers!
3. rude slang Machismo or masculinity. A: "So your new boss is a woman? I bet she's got your balls in a jar, huh?" B: "You're a sexist jerk, Tom." A: "You do all the cooking and cleaning in your house? You need to find your balls, dude!" B: "You're going to die alone." You're worried that people will think you have no balls if you become a stay-at-home dad? Are you really that insecure?
4. rude slang An exclamation of frustration or disappointment. Balls, I left the tickets at home! A: "What did you get for problem 12?" B: "Wait, we had homework last night? Balls!" A: "Please tell me you remembered to get tomatoes." B: "Balls!"
See also: ball
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balls
1. n. the testicles. (Usually objectionable.) He got hit in the balls in the football game.
2. exclam. of disbelief. (Usually an exclamation: Balls! Usually objectionable.) Out of gas! Balls! I just filled it up!
3. n. courage; bravado. (Usually refers to a male, but occasionally refers to female. Usually objectionable.) He doesn’t have enough balls to do that!
See also: ball
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