ballsyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːlzi/, U.S.

/ˈbɔlzi/,

/ˈbɑlzi/

Forms: 1900s– ballsy, 1900s– balsy (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ball n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < the plural of ball n.¹ (compare ball n.¹ 12) + -y suffix¹.With sense 2 compare the following earlier attestation in uncertain sense, apparently as a mildly derogatory form of address:1935 N. Algren Somebody in Boots xi. 226 ‘I don't keep nobody, ballsy,’ she told him, ‘I get along O.K. all by myself.’

slang.

1. That is ‘balls’ (see ball n.¹ 12a); nonsensical, ridiculous. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [adjective]

tooma1250

beggarly1526

trumpery1576

balductum1577

skimble-skamble1598

nonsense1621

warbling1621

flim-flam1631

nonsensical1645

unsensical1692

fiddlecome1697

waffling1698

mataeological1716

flummery1749

water-gruelish1788

slip-sloppish1797

twaddling1804

twaddle1830

twaddly1841

fee-faw-fumish1846

poppycock1852

boshy1860

twaddlesome1865

moonshiny1880

cockalorum1881

tommyrotic1894

crappy1928

ballsy1942

farkakte1960

1942 S. Smith Girls! in Mother, what is Man? 15 Oh the awful balsy nonsense that this woman cried.

2. Originally U.S. That has ‘balls’ (cf. ball n.¹ 12b(b)); determined and courageous, plucky, spirited; (also) masculine; virile, aggressive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > manliness > [adjective]

manly?c1225

virtuousc1330

manfula1400

manlikec1480

manful-hardy1542

ballsy1959

studly1966

1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself 465 Truman Capote I do not know well... He is tart as a grand aunt, but in his way he is a ballsy little guy.

1967 M. Braly On the Yard xiii. 211 Six years ago I was still pretty ballsy, I had a little fire left in my shoes.

1970 Daily Tel. 15 May (Colour Suppl.) 34/2 It's the only Western I know that has a great part for a woman—not a dance hall, ballsy broad, but a woman.

1971 Melody Maker 9 Oct. 11/7 I suppose one could say that rock should be heavy and ballsy.

1978 J. Hyams Pool xvi. 245 He had become a ballsy man, everything her husband was not.

1983 E. Leonard LaBrava (1985) viii. 69 The old man was showing off..he knew his way around. Ballsy little eighty-year-old guy.

1997 Guardian 15 Feb. (Jobs & Money section) 20/2 Going freelance at the age of 22 was pretty ballsy, but it never occurred to me that things might go pear-shaped.

2002 R. Perkins in L. Purcell Black Chicks Talking 271 She married my father in the '50s when no white girl married Aboriginal men. Quite ballsy really.

Derivatives

ˈballsiness n. (also ballsyness) belligerence; courageousness, spiritedness.

ΚΠ

1965 Film Q. Spring 9/2 Paul has answered Prokosch's ballsiness with tolerant passivity.

1994 Independent on Sunday 27 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 18/1 Such ballsiness daunted him.

2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter vi. 56 He admired Mom for her sheer ballsiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballsy
释义	ballsyadj. Brit. /ˈbɔːlzi/, U.S. /ˈbɔlzi/, /ˈbɑlzi/ Forms: 1900s– ballsy, 1900s– balsy (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ball n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < the plural of ball n.¹ (compare ball n.¹ 12) + -y suffix¹.With sense 2 compare the following earlier attestation in uncertain sense, apparently as a mildly derogatory form of address:1935 N. Algren Somebody in Boots xi. 226 ‘I don't keep nobody, ballsy,’ she told him, ‘I get along O.K. all by myself.’ slang. 1. That is ‘balls’ (see ball n.¹ 12a); nonsensical, ridiculous. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [adjective] tooma1250 beggarly1526 trumpery1576 balductum1577 skimble-skamble1598 nonsense1621 warbling1621 flim-flam1631 nonsensical1645 unsensical1692 fiddlecome1697 waffling1698 mataeological1716 flummery1749 water-gruelish1788 slip-sloppish1797 twaddling1804 twaddle1830 twaddly1841 fee-faw-fumish1846 poppycock1852 boshy1860 twaddlesome1865 moonshiny1880 cockalorum1881 tommyrotic1894 crappy1928 ballsy1942 farkakte1960 1942 S. Smith Girls! in Mother, what is Man? 15 Oh the awful balsy nonsense that this woman cried. 2. Originally U.S. That has ‘balls’ (cf. ball n.¹ 12b(b)); determined and courageous, plucky, spirited; (also) masculine; virile, aggressive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > manliness > [adjective] manly?c1225 virtuousc1330 manfula1400 manlikec1480 manful-hardy1542 ballsy1959 studly1966 1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself 465 Truman Capote I do not know well... He is tart as a grand aunt, but in his way he is a ballsy little guy. 1967 M. Braly On the Yard xiii. 211 Six years ago I was still pretty ballsy, I had a little fire left in my shoes. 1970 Daily Tel. 15 May (Colour Suppl.) 34/2 It's the only Western I know that has a great part for a woman—not a dance hall, ballsy broad, but a woman. 1971 Melody Maker 9 Oct. 11/7 I suppose one could say that rock should be heavy and ballsy. 1978 J. Hyams Pool xvi. 245 He had become a ballsy man, everything her husband was not. 1983 E. Leonard LaBrava (1985) viii. 69 The old man was showing off..he knew his way around. Ballsy little eighty-year-old guy. 1997 Guardian 15 Feb. (Jobs & Money section) 20/2 Going freelance at the age of 22 was pretty ballsy, but it never occurred to me that things might go pear-shaped. 2002 R. Perkins in L. Purcell Black Chicks Talking 271 She married my father in the '50s when no white girl married Aboriginal men. Quite ballsy really. Derivatives ˈballsiness n. (also ballsyness) belligerence; courageousness, spiritedness. ΚΠ 1965 Film Q. Spring 9/2 Paul has answered Prokosch's ballsiness with tolerant passivity. 1994 Independent on Sunday 27 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 18/1 Such ballsiness daunted him. 2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter vi. 56 He admired Mom for her sheer ballsiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1942
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