The adverbial form of 'ballsy' — meaning done with audacity, boldness, or brazen nerve. Typically used to describe an action taken with conspicuous confidence, especially one that could backfire. The term carries admiring connotations of daring or guts, though it is firmly informal and mildly vulgar. More common in written commentary and informal speech than in formal contexts. Gender-neutral in modern usage despite the anatomical root.
She ballsily walked into the negotiation and opened with a figure three times what anyone expected.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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An informal adverb meaning in a ballsy manner, boldly, audaciously, and with nerve or daring. Derived from ballsy, itself from balls meaning courage or nerve. Used to describe actions taken with impressive but sometimes reckless confidence. The vulgarity is mild in context; ballsy is widely used even in semi-formal settings and the adverbial form follows naturally. The adverb is used to describe both admirable boldness and reckless foolhardiness, with the speaker's tone rather than the word itself distinguishing the two.
She ballsily walked up to the microphone without notes and improvised the entire presentation.
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(vulgar, slang) In a ballsy manner.
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