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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
- /bɔːlz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
Definitions of balls word
- uncountable noun balls If you say that someone has balls, you mean that they have courage. 3
- exclamation balls You can say 'balls' or say that what someone says is balls when you think that it is stupid or wrong. 3
- noun plural balls the testicles 3
- noun plural balls nonsense; rubbish 3
- noun plural balls courage; forcefulness 3
- exclamation balls an exclamation of strong disagreement, contempt, annoyance, etc 3
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Origin of balls
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English bal, balle < Old French < Germanic *ballaz; compare Old Norse bǫllr, Old High German bal, ballo, balla, German Ball, Dutch bal; perhaps akin to Latin follis leather bag; see ballock(s)
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Parts of speech for Balls
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
balls popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
balls usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for balls
noun balls
- chutzpah — If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people.
- testicle — testis.
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- testes — plural of testis.
- gonads — a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
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