Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue balls

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: blue balls
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal; testicles experiencing such an ache.

Slang

noun

Unfulfilled sexual desire.

Slang

noun

Buboes (in a person of any sex) caused by a sexually transmitted infection; the infection that causes them.

American usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"[...] away the flesh and cause ulcers and buboes (blue balls)."
"It invades lymphatics, is carried to the inguinal lymph nodes, where multiple abscesses, buboes, or "blue balls" appear. A brawny edema of the labia, with deeply penetrating destructive ulcers may occur in the late stages."

Etymology

US English, 1910s, blue + balls (“testicles”).

Usage

Slang
American usage
Dated

Phrases

blue-ball blue-baller blue vulva

Questions

What does blue balls mean?: A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal; testicles experiencing such an ache.
Where does blue balls come from?: US English, 1910s, blue + balls (“testicles”).

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