ballsy

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English

Etymology

balls (“courage”) +‎ -y

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔlzi/, enPR: bôl'zē
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Adjective

ballsy (comparative ballsier, superlative ballsiest)

  1. (vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.
    • 2016 June 2, Melena Ryzik, “Megan Fox on ‘Ninja Turtles’ and Female Stereotypes in Film”, in New York Times‎:
      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.

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