ball-breakingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːlˌbreɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔlˌbreɪkɪŋ/,

/ˈbɑlˌbreɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ball n.¹, breaking adj.

Etymology: < ball n.¹ + breaking adj. Compare ball-breaker n. and earlier ball-busting adj.

slang (originally U.S.).

Characteristic of a ball-breaker; domineering, demanding, difficult.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > dominating woman

ball-breaking1959

ball-busting1974

1959 J. Kerouac Doctor Sax 39 Gawd damn ball-breaking sonofabitch.

1976 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 3 Jan. 2/2 The women's movement is a bunch of ball-breaking bitches.

1980 A. Santoli Everything we Had 93 That was really a ball-breaking hump. We had no water and no food.

1998 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 23 Aug. G8/3 The figure opposite me sipping cappuccino and politely answering questions seems a million miles away from the stereotype of a brash, Bronx-bred, ball-breaking Hollywood insider.

2004 New Statesman 1 Mar. 47 That epitome of uncouth, ball-breaking masculinity, the football manager.

Derivatives

ˈball-breakingly adv.

ΚΠ

1988 Literary Rev. Aug. 57/3 These are balanced, and not at all ball-breakingly feminist.

2001 Independent 2 Mar. 5/6 It [sc. theatre] sometimes is head-burningly, ball-breakingly, bowel-churningly bad.

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

单词	ball-breaking
释义	ball-breakingadj. Brit. /ˈbɔːlˌbreɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔlˌbreɪkɪŋ/, /ˈbɑlˌbreɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ball n.¹, breaking adj. Etymology: < ball n.¹ + breaking adj. Compare ball-breaker n. and earlier ball-busting adj. slang (originally U.S.). Characteristic of a ball-breaker; domineering, demanding, difficult. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > dominating woman ball-breaking1959 ball-busting1974 1959 J. Kerouac Doctor Sax 39 Gawd damn ball-breaking sonofabitch. 1976 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 3 Jan. 2/2 The women's movement is a bunch of ball-breaking bitches. 1980 A. Santoli Everything we Had 93 That was really a ball-breaking hump. We had no water and no food. 1998 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 23 Aug. G8/3 The figure opposite me sipping cappuccino and politely answering questions seems a million miles away from the stereotype of a brash, Bronx-bred, ball-breaking Hollywood insider. 2004 New Statesman 1 Mar. 47 That epitome of uncouth, ball-breaking masculinity, the football manager. Derivatives ˈball-breakingly adv. ΚΠ 1988 Literary Rev. Aug. 57/3 These are balanced, and not at all ball-breakingly feminist. 2001 Independent 2 Mar. 5/6 It [sc. theatre] sometimes is head-burningly, ball-breakingly, bowel-churningly bad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1959
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