(chiefly, US, , idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
When will the #GOP grow some balls and remove our fascist and treasonous #POTUS ?
Can #progressives grow some balls and boycott #Amazon, you complain abt billionaires while you support them! #WTF #FuckBezos #FuckTheMetGala #FuckAmazon #FuckBillionaires and if you support them #FuckYouToo
(chiefly, US, , idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
“When will the #GOP grow some balls and remove our fascist and treasonous #POTUS ?”
“Can #progressives grow some balls and boycott #Amazon, you complain abt billionaires while you support them! #WTF #FuckBezos #FuckTheMetGala #FuckAmazon #FuckBillionaires and if you support them #FuckYouToo”
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(chiefly, US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
(vulgar, slang) The condition of being ballsy; courage.
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.
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