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balls

/ ɔː /

plural noun

  1. the testicles

  2. so as to be rendered powerless

  3. nonsense; rubbish

  4. courage; forcefulness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


interjection

  1. an exclamation of strong disagreement, contempt, annoyance, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. Interestingly, its use in the sense of courage is exactly paralleled in the Spanish term «cojones»
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Oyewole and two of his friends brought a speaker to play music, along with golf clubs and balls for attendees to practice with.

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The former West Indies chief executive even suggested bolder proposals to get the game done within a four-day timeframe - including tweaking the number of balls in an over.

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Reijnders was ranked ninth for forward passes in Italy's top flight last term and was fifth for through balls and carrying the ball.

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As the vans came in and out throughout the afternoon, activists at first blocked them but later backed down when federal agents shot pepper balls into the ground.

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England failed to score any runs off just 25 balls - the fewest number of dot balls they have faced in a T20.

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