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Definition of ball and chain
ball and chain
noun - uncountable
- significant other. Also the ball and chain.
I guess I should call the ball and chain so I don't get yelled at.
Where's your ball and chain?
- See more words with the same meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other.
Last edited on May 14 2011. Submitted by Tink on May 11 2004.
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Other terms relating to 'boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other': | |
| Definitions include: affectionate form of address. | |
| Definitions include: significant other. | |
| Definitions include: the attractive (usually younger) wife of a wealthy, famous, or important man. | |
| Definitions include: a form of address for a male significant other. | |
| Definitions include: "boyfriend." | |
| Definitions include: to hook up. | |
| Definitions include: to date. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is lame, jake, not cool. | |
| Definitions include: a male homosexual's sexual partner. | |
| Definitions include: a significant other. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "friends with benefits". | |
| Definitions include: a female. | |
| Definitions include: "baby". | |
| Definitions include: having a boyfriend. | |
| Definitions include: one's wife. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: Assault and Battery | |
| Definitions include: Rain. | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: Without substance, All talk and no action | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
Other terms relating to 'ball': | |
| Definitions include: "amazing". | |
| Definitions include: very. | |
| Definitions include: shaved testicles. | |
| Definitions include: to be successful. | |
| Definitions include: testicles. | |
| Definitions include: a demanding superior. | |
| Definitions include: pubic hair that is kept in a style that compares to a microphone head. | |
| Definitions include: See ball; baller | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on". | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: an estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a rough numerical estimate. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment. | |
| Definitions include: the scrotum. | |
| Definitions include: deeply penetrating during sex. | |
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Other terms relating to 'chain': | |
| Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters. | |
| Definitions include: v. (1) to light a cigarette you plan to smoke with the one already in your mouth, (2) to smoke more than one cigarette at the same time. | |
| Definitions include: Derived from the word Daisy Chain; A sexual act made from 12 or more men, joining together to form a circle. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a kidding manner. | |
| Definitions include: very good. | |
| Definitions include: a significant other. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a playful manner. | |
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