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View synonyms for balls
balls
/ bɔːlz /
plural noun
- the testicles
- by the ballsby the balls so as to be rendered powerless
- nonsense; rubbish
- courage; forcefulness
interjection
- an exclamation of strong disagreement, contempt, annoyance, etc
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Usage
Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. Interestingly, its use in the sense of courage is exactly paralleled in the Spanish term «cojones»
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