ballsy
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balls·y
(bôl'zē) 
adj. Vulgar Slang, -i·er, -i·est.
Very tough and courageous, often recklessly or presumptuously so.
adj. Vulgar Slang, -i·er, -i·est.
Very tough and courageous, often recklessly or presumptuously so.
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adjective
adjective, mainly US
Courageous, plucky; determined, spirited; also, powerful, aggressive, masculine. (1959 —) .
E. Leonard The old man was showing off...he knew his way around. Ballsy little eighty-year-old guy (1983).
[From ballsnoun 4 .]
adjective, mainly US
Courageous, plucky; determined, spirited; also, powerful, aggressive, masculine. (1959 —) .
E. Leonard The old man was showing off...he knew his way around. Ballsy little eighty-year-old guy (1983).
[From balls
| balls-up, balls-aching, balls | |
| bally, ballyhoo, balmy |
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