balls
Britishplural noun
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the testicles
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so as to be rendered powerless
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nonsense; rubbish
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courage; forcefulness
interjection
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»
Example Sentences
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As Team USA ran through its first World Baseball Classic workout, Kershaw participated in pitchers’ fielding practice and shagged fly balls during batting practice.
From Los Angeles Times
“Sorry,” he said, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he waited for me to get myself together.
From Literature
They also have the worst average number of balls per boundary of any of the teams remaining, not helped by playing the previous phase on the trickier pitches of Sri Lanka.
From BBC
Tilak Varma's 27 off 15 balls was the next highest score by an India batter which underlined the composed manner in which Samson held together India's reply.
From BBC
It could rewrite the rules that divvy up the ping-pong balls for the draft lottery.
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