(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
He must have a lot of balls to talk to his boss that way.
Balls means: A balls-up; a botched job.. It is mainly Irish English and may not be understood outside that context. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
balls means: A balls-up; a botched job.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Balls means: A balls-up; a botched job.. It is mainly Irish English and may not be understood outside that context. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, vulgar) Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.
(British, AU, NZ, slang, vulgar, intransitive) To blather.
(chiefly, British, vulgar, slang) To bullshit; to speak or act as a joke or with no real point.
Justin Langer: ‘95 off 30 balls!’: Langer cites practice blitz to back ‘selfless’ Pant despite LSG defeat | Cricket News https://www.newsbeep.com/au/650614/ Rishabh Pant and Justin Langer (ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: Luc…
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(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
“And rightly so. This should have happened years ago! Europe needs to grow balls!!”
“Justin Langer: ‘95 off 30 balls!’: Langer cites practice blitz to back ‘selfless’ Pant despite LSG defeat | Cricket News https://www.newsbeep.com/au/650614/ Rishabh Pant and Justin Langer (ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer has thrown…”
“I won’t accuse him of being on drugs just in case he’s got a legit condition or something. Even being high as balls wouldn’t fully excuse how fucking stupid he comes off here.”
“I’m so ballsbrained… like I love shaft but cmon give me cute balls lemmie kiss em mwaaghhh lemmie watch em smack against stuff..”
“zero escape is hooking my interest by the balls, Hard rn”
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(uncountable, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar, colloquial ) , .
: Douglas: You've got spunk. And balls. And I like that in a woman.
“🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆 #cock #dick #gaydick #gaycock #balls #horny #nude #gay #twink #twinkcock #twinkdick”
“WOW !! With your gorgeous monster I would love to be sucking that off and also sucking your balls induvidually, whilst jerking your cock until it became a cumfountain. Sliding up your tight ass could ber seconds ? You sucking me off 3rd's??”
“I think a well aimed kick to the balls would help the bank people reconsider”
“They're slime balls. No different than their leader”
“What do you think of rice balls? Was it worth to try?”
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