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Definition of ballsy
ballsy 
adjective
- brave. See balls.
That was one ballsy move.
Citation from "Jeu Monegasque", Archer (TV), Season 2 Episode 11 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: brave.
Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Avalon D. from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 18 2002.
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Other terms relating to 'brave': | |
| Definitions include: full of courage. | |
| Definitions include: metaphorical testicles that people with courage or gall have. | |
| Definitions include: also balls to the wall. | |
| Definitions include: testicles. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment. | |
| Definitions include: metaphor: having a "backbone" endows one with courage, will. | |
| Definitions include: socially dangerous or daring; intellectually provocative; tending to induce unease or stress in viewers. | |
| Definitions include: to face a daunting task, as a brave cowboy would. | |
| Definitions include: cigarette. | |
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| Definitions include: sketch + balls, i.e. "very sketchy". | |
| Definitions include: to disagree with someone; "that is nonsense". | |
| Definitions include: to ouster. | |
| Definitions include: of or like a geezer (old person.) | |
| Definitions include: very good. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with a female. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: the interest on a loan shark's loan. | |
| Definitions include: See chav. | |
| Definitions include: 'that's full of shit' without the whole 4-letter word. |
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