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ball-breaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ball + breaker.

Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic, vulgar) A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
    • My slave-driving boss expects me to work over the weekend. What a ball-breaker!

Forms

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ball-breakers Number=Plur lexicographic
ballbreaker alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

ball-buster · taskmaster

Translations (9)

it rompicoglioni (Something or someone annoying) · it rompiballe (Something or someone annoying) · el σπασαρχίδης (Something or someone annoying) · fr casse-couilles (Something or someone annoying) · fr enquiquineur (Something or someone annoying) · el σπασαρχίδω (Something or someone annoying) · fr brise-burnes (Something or someone annoying) · fr orchidoclaste (Something or someone annoying) · mi kuku raho (Something or someone annoying)