ball-fire
ball of fire
noun
a dynamic person capable of or displaying rapid and highly effective thought, action, etc.: The new manager turned out to be a ball of fire.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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| ball of fire | |
| —n | |
| informal a very lively person | |
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Ball-fire
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Slang Dictionary
ball of fire definitionand fireball
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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