"ballsy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɔlzi/ Audio: En-au-ballsy.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballsier [comparative], ballsiest [superlative]
enPR: bôl'zē Etymology: balls (“courage”) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|balls|y|t1=courage}} balls (“courage”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} ballsy (comparative ballsier, superlative ballsiest)
  1. (vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls. Tags: colloquial, vulgar Derived forms: ballsily, ballsiness Translations (having balls): collonut [masculine] (Catalan), collonuda [feminine] (Catalan), rohkea (Finnish), röyhkeä (Finnish), couillu [masculine] (French), burné (French), mutig (German), draufgängerisch (German), tökös (Hungarian), cazzuto [masculine] (Italian), coios [masculine] (Romanian), tupeist [masculine] (Romanian), sokkoSmin [noun] (Southern Ohlone), corajudo (Spanish), cojonudo (Spanish), taşaklı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ballsy-en-adj-Iy-R8bji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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