"ballsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɔlzi/ Audio: en-au-ballsy.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballsy [positive], ballsier [comparative], ballsiest [superlative]
enPR: bôl'zē Etymology: balls + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|balls|y}} balls + -y Head templates: {{adj|ballsy|ballsier|ballsiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A ballsy person is someone who is tough and courageous.
    Sense id: simple-ballsy-en-adj--Ci7RJQL Categories (other): Colloquial, Vulgar
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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