ballsy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- bôl'zē
- /ˈbɔlzi/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English balls Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ballsy From balls (“courage”) + -y.
Meanings
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(colloquial, vulgar) Tough and courageous; having balls.
On a movie like this, I don’t mind doing [the scene] as written, but I do do a lot of improv. I’m sort of a rapid-fire ballsy talker, and so I bring that to the character whenever it’s appropriate to the scene. That never makes it in.
2016 June 2, Melena Ryzik, “Megan Fox on ‘Ninja Turtles’ and Female Stereotypes in Film”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ballsiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| ballsier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (15)
fi röyhkeä (having balls) · fi rohkea (having balls) · fr couillu (having balls) · fr burné (having balls) · ro tupeist (having balls) · css sokkoSmin (having balls) · de mutig (having balls) · tr taşaklı (having balls) · ca collonut (having balls) · ro coios (having balls) · de draufgängerisch (having balls) · es cojonudo (having balls) · es corajudo (having balls) · it cazzuto (having balls) · hu tökös (having balls)