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My parents are both very funny but they're also relatively soft-spoken, normal human beings while I'm just a lunatic. I don't know where this loud, ballsy, hammy ridiculousness came from. I'm just glad I followed my goals and my parents did too. It's not like we even had a plan when I dragged my mom to Los Angeles.
Emma Stone

Meaning of "ballsy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALLSY

From balls meaning courage, forcefulness.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BALLSY

ballsy  [ˈbɔːlzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ballsy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BALLSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ballsy in the English dictionary

The definition of ballsy in the dictionary is courageous and spirited.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALLSY


linsey-woolsey
ˈlɪnzɪˈwʊlzɪ
palsy
ˈpɔːlzɪ
palsy-walsy
ˈpælzɪˌwælzɪ
spuilzie
ˈspʊlzɪ
tolzey
ˈtɒlzɪ
Wolsey
ˈwʊlzɪ
woolsey
ˈwʊlzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALLSY

ballplayer
ballpoint
ballpoint pen
ballroom
ballroom dance
ballroom dancer
ballroom dancing
balls
balls-up
ballsiness
ballup
ballute
bally
ballyard
ballyhoo
Ballymena
Ballymoney
ballyrag
ballyragged
ballyragging

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALLSY

Bell´s palsy
busy
cerebral palsy
classy
controversy
courtesy
daisy
easy
embassy
fantasy
glossy
Gypsy
Malagasy
messy
minstrelsy
missy
noisy
pussy
shaking palsy
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Synonyms and antonyms of ballsy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ballsy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALLSY

Find out the translation of ballsy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ballsy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ballsy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胆量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ballsy
570 millions of speakers

English

ballsy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ballsy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ballsy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

напористая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ballsy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ballsy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ballsy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ballsy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

威勢のいい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대담한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ballsy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ballsy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ballsy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉलीझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ballsy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ballsy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ballsy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напориста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îndrăzneț
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ballsy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ballsy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ballsy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ballsy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ballsy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALLSY»

The term «ballsy» is regularly used and occupies the 79.908 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALLSY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ballsy

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3 QUOTES WITH «BALLSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ballsy.
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Eva Green
It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category.
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Michael Kors
I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.
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Emma Stone
My parents are both very funny but they're also relatively soft-spoken, normal human beings while I'm just a lunatic. I don't know where this loud, ballsy, hammy ridiculousness came from. I'm just glad I followed my goals and my parents did too. It's not like we even had a plan when I dragged my mom to Los Angeles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLSY»

Discover the use of ballsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ballsy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ballsy!: 99 Ways to Grow a Bigger Pair and Score Extreme ...
Visually stunning, often humorous, and extremely insightful, this book is the only one you'll need to set yourself on course for extreme success!
Karen Salmansohn, 2006
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The Bowler's Meatball Cookbook: Ballsy food. Ballsy flavours.
Everyone loves a meatball, but we're not talking just your average meatball here, The Bowler is renowned for his gourmet meatballs, fishballs and vegballs, all made with the finest free-range meat and quality ingredients, bursting with ...
Jez Felwick, 2013
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Be Ballsy!: How Not to Suck at Love, Success & Happiness
Now in Be Ballsy, Melissa Krivachek explains lesson by lesson how to move beyond our fears and experience the true hidden potential we all have lying dormant within.
Melissa Krivachek, 2014
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Pickets and Dead Men: Seasons on Mount Rainier
2. THE. BOLD. AND. THE. BALLSY. MIKE, OR “GATOR” TO HIS FRIENDS, supervised eleven climbing rangers at Mount Rainier. Two of them were middle- management guys, Glenn and Stefan, who got out on the mountain sometimes but ...
Bree Loewen, 2011
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American Idolatry: Celebrity, Commodity and Reality Television
Later, during the same critique segment, Cowell tells Pickler that her performance was both ballsy and sexy. When Seacrest asks her how she feels or if she learned anything new this week, she responds that her eyelashes are better. Pickler ...
Christopher E. Bell, 2010
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Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever: The Inside Story of How One ...
The inside story of the meteoric rise of Groupon from startup to $30 billion online giant and the audacious genius behind it, founder Andrew Mason In late 2010, Groupon made an incredible gamble.
Frank Sennett, 2012
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Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel
That was ballsy.” “Ballsy? I didn't intend to be ballsy. I was trying to be diplomatic! I'm such an idiot. I can't believe I said that. Ohmigod, eight years of work and it's all down the drain because I can't keep my mouth shut. Was it really that bad?
Lauren Weisberger, 2008
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Identical
Wow,. Ballsy. I can't believe I found the nerve to say that much. But I can't believe he told Mom not to come. They're releasing you tomorrow. l'll talre the day off to bring you home. Then we'll have to discuss our options. “Options?" What options  ...
Ellen Hopkins, 2008
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Awakened: Poetry by Madeline Artenberg / Poetry by Iris N. ...
At long last, tender feminism and ballsy chutzpah in one volume! Awakened â__ Poetry by Madeline Artenberg / Poetry by Iris N. Schwartz (Rogue Scholars Press, March 2006) electrifies and delights the reader.
Madeline Artenberg, Iris N. Schwartz, C. D. Johnson, 2006
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Naked Dancing Thursdays: The Misadventures of a Network ...
As teenagers in the early 1950's, Sonny Vail; the unforgettable Annie; Liebowitz; and Balls McGregor fled their decaying South Bronx neighborhood, going their separate ways.
Jerry Bader, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ballsy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kendall Jenner Made a Convincing Case for Green Eye Shadow
Bright-green eye shadow is a ballsy choice. But when we spotted makeup artist Pat McGrath's gorgeous handiwork on Jenner backstage at the ... «Allure Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Kate Middleton Refuses More Royal Engagements After Princess …
Kate Middleton is one classy woman often described as quite “normal,” but maybe the term ballsy might be more appropriate. According to ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
3
Warm words for his cold hometown: Artist celebrates blue-collar …
His take is the celebration of this ballsy blue-collar heaven. "Buffalo is what it is," Morgulis said. "There really are no illusions. People look at ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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True Detective "Maybe Tomorrow" Review: No Country For White Men
That's disappointing on a very, very small level, if only because it would have been so ballsy of the show to whack the lead character 25 percent ... «TV.com, Jul 15»
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REVIEW Terminator Genisys starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jai …
When Kyle arrives, he discovers that he has gatecrashed an altered timeline in which the Connor matriarch is a ballsy warrior, who already has ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»
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Snapshot: Reviewing Morgan & Co. in Glens Falls
Bringing Boston baked beans to the Adirondacks might be as ballsy as a Red Sox decal, but the Butters' spin is modern Americana alongside a ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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Golden enhances stock in Eclipse
He drove Golden Horn up the inside to lead, a ballsy call in the heat of the moment that only a handful of jockeys would have made in the same ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Sony launches crowdfunding platform
You might recall recently that Sony did a very ballsy thing – they allowed Shenmue III's Kickstarter campaign to begin with the game's ... «Citizen, Jul 15»
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They Might Be Giants
Also, I have to mention that, although the majority of the set consisted of tracks from their four kids' albums, I think it's awesome and ballsy that ... «Soundblab, Jul 15»
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The allure of the four-door coupe
Mercedes has made the ballsy move of calling their SUV a coupe. That really does take some cajones in an industry where labels can make or ... «Auto123.com, Jul 15»

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