Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

had someone by the balls

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
had -some-one by the balls
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of have someone by the balls

Questions

What does had someone by the balls mean?
simple past and past participle of have someone by the balls

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