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amazeballs en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From amaze + balls (“bravery, courage”). Coined by fashion blogger Elizabeth Spiridakis in 2008.

Meanings

1. (slang) Amazing.
   • Giuliana: Speak for yourself, Rancic. I can run in heels like no other; it's amazeballs! 2010, Bill Rancic, Giuliana Rancic, I Do, Now What?: Secrets, Stories, and Advice from a Madly-in-Love Couple, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 16:
   • As a bonus, [since starting my business] I've met more likeminded, creative, passionate, unique, amazeballs folks. 2012, Kari Chapin, Grow Your Handmade Business: How to Envision, Develop, and Sustain a Successful Creative Business, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 45:
   • See what I mean about her being such an amazeballs educator? Making the world a better place—that's my hero and friend, Deirdre. 2012, Michelle Ward, “My Hero, Deirdre (or the one who taught me not to 'pimp'”, in Erin Giles, editor, End Sex Trafficking: Let's Be Impossible to Ignore, EMG Studios, →ISBN, page 123:
   • He always notices your new shoes and knows how much you spent on them and never seems to notice when you've gained a few pounds, only that your tits look “amazeballs!” So when he starts groping said amazeballs tits and shoving his tongue down your throat [...] 2012, Heather Rutman, The Girl's Guide to Depravity: How to Get Laid Without Getting Screwed, Running Press, →ISBN:
   • 'Chief said she'd like me to be there to support you because one of the advancers has appendicitis. This is going to be amaze'''balls!' 2011, Jessica Rudd, Ruby Blues, The Text Publishing Company, →ISBN:

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