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bust one's balls

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
bust one's balls
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.

Inflected Forms

busts one's balls (present, singular) busting one's balls (participle, present) busted one's balls (participle, past) busted one's balls (past)

Phrases

bust someone's balls bust a nut

Frequently Paired Words

bust someone's balls bust a nut

Synonyms

bust one's arse bust one's butt

Questions

What does bust one's balls mean?
To work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.

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