Definition of balls out

balls out

extreme.
That was one balls-out street race!
- See more words with the same meaning: wild, ridiculous, extreme.
Originally submitted by Brad W. from Portland, OR, USA on Feb 03 2003. (Edit this definition.)

also balls to the wall.
Originally submitted by Alan H. from New York, NY, USA on Jul 31 1998. (Edit this definition.)
Possible etymology: The original phrase is actually hinted to in the expression "with a full head of steam". In the earliest days of steam engines, Watt style engines and their successors used a centrifugal governor to control speed. The faster the engine was to run the higher the weighted balls on the governor would rise until at full speed they were at their highest and farthest reach from the center: high or full speed was known as running "balls out".
Originally submitted by tg from Georgia, USA on Feb 29 2008. (Edit this definition.)

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ball
- as balls - very.
- ball - a great time.
- ball and chain - significant other.
- ball bag - testicles.
- ball-breaker - a demanding superior.
- ball fro - pubic hair that is kept in a style that compares to a microphone head.
- balling - See ball; baller
- ball on - to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
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out
- all blowed out - the feeling when you defecate huge and your ass is stretched
- amped-out - fatigued after amphetamine use.
- as all get-out - very; really; extremely.
- ass out - in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
- back one out - Slang for having a shit.
- bail out - to leave.
- bait out - another term for being 'caught'
- bake-out - a session of getting baked (i.e. high from marijuana.)
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wild, ridiculous, extreme
- act - Definitions include: to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous.
- aggro - Definitions include: wild almost to the point of losing control, but effective.
- balls to the wall - Definitions include: extreme, all out.
- bomb - Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool".
- bonkers - Definitions include: Cool as hell, crazy, unbelievable, highly agreeable.
- buck wild - Definitions include: uncontrollable, uncivilized; CRAZY.
- cray-cray - Definitions include: Crazy or off the hook.
- crunk - Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild.
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brave
- backbone - Definitions include: metaphor: having a "backbone" endows one with courage, will.
- balls - Definitions include: out of luck; having failed or lost.
- balls of steel - Definitions include: metaphorical testicles that people with courage or gall have.
- ballsy - Definitions include: brave.
- cowboy up - Definitions include: to face a daunting task, as a brave cowboy would.
- edgy - Definitions include: socially dangerous or daring; intellectually provocative; tending to induce unease or stress in viewers.
- grit - Definitions include: unattractive (describing a person); NASTY; GROSS.

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