"ball-buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ball-busters [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. By surface analysis, ball + buster. Possibly derived from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste, “mistress, lady of the house”), in which case synonyms like ball-breaker and ball-wracker may be secondary derivations. See also Beelzebub for connotations of the same supposed first element. Any deverbal formation conflated with back-breaking may have reinforced the native development. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{surf|en|ball|buster}} By surface analysis, ball + buster, {{bor|en|yi|בעל־הביתטע|nocat=1|t=mistress, lady of the house|tr=baleboste}} Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste, “mistress, lady of the house”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ball-buster (plural ball-busters)
  1. (US, vulgar) Synonym of ball-breaker. Tags: US, vulgar Categories (topical): People Synonyms: ball-breaker [synonym, synonym-of], ballbuster

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Alternative forms

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