Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of ball
"The children spent their entire afternoon playing catch with rubber balls in the park."
In plain English: Balls is slang for testicles, which are the male reproductive organs located inside the scrotum.
"He dropped his three balls into the hole on the first try."
Usage: Use "balls" to refer to two or more spherical objects used in games or decorations, such as baseballs or party decorations. Do not use this plural form when referring to the slang term for courage, which remains uncountable and does not take a plural ending.
Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
"He balls the defense by throwing the ball over their heads every time they try to intercept it."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball
In plain English: To balls something means to make it into small round pieces, like when you crumple up paper into tiny spheres.
"She did not want her friends to know that she was going to balls."
Usage: Do not use "balls" as a verb to mean throwing or playing with a sphere; that action requires the third-person form "balls" only when the subject is he, she, or it. Instead, reserve this spelling for nouns referring to testicles or slang terms like "having balls," while using "ball" for the actual act of throwing or dancing.
Very. Intensifier.
"I was absolutely balls tired after hiking up that mountain trail."
In plain English: To do something with complete confidence and without worrying about making mistakes.
"The ball rolled into the corner of the room."
Usage: Use "balls" only in informal speech to mean "very" or "extremely," as in "I'm balls tired." It functions strictly as an intensifier and sounds inappropriate in formal contexts.
Derived from Old English balla (meaning a round lump) via Middle Low German, the term originally referred to a spherical object before acquiring its modern slang meaning in the 19th century.