ballsy

/ˈbɔlzi/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Colloquial

"On a movie like this, I don’t mind doing [the scene] as written, but I do do a lot of improv. I’m sort of a rapid-fire ballsy talker, and so I bring that to the character whenever it’s appropriate to the scene. That never makes it in."

Etymology tree English balls Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ballsy From balls (“courage”) + -y.

ballsier (comparative) ballsiest (superlative)

ballsily ballsiness

Questions

How do you pronounce ballsy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔlzi/.

What does ballsy mean?

Tough and courageous; having balls.

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How to pronounce ballsy

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