Ballsy

/ˈbɔlsi/ adjective

Definition

Bold, daring, or courageous; showing great confidence and willingness to take risks.

Etymology

From 'balls,' slang for courage or nerve that arose in the early 20th century from the testicles as a symbol of masculine bravery; combined with adjective suffix '-y.'

Kelly Says

The slang term 'balls' for courage originally came from anatomy—medieval warriors and gladiators needed to be physically tough in vulnerable places, making the metaphor stick for thousands of years.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ Daredevil
a da-re-vil
ARالعربية
شجاع
sha-ja-a'
BNবাংলা
সাহসী
sa-has-hee
CACatalà
os
os
CSČeština
odvážný
od-va-zh-ny
DADansk
modig
mo-dig
DEDeutsch
kühn
kœn
ELΕλληνικά
τολμηρός
tol-mi-ros
ESEspañol
atrevido
a-tre-vee-do
FAفارسی
شجاع
sha-ja'
FISuomi
rohke
roh-ke
FRFrançais
osé
o-zay
GUGU
સહસિક
sa-hi-sik
HAHA
gaban
ga-ban
HEעברית
עז
az
HIहिन्दी
साहसी
sa-a-hsi
HUMagyar
merész
me-resh
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
audace
au-da-ce
JA日本語
大胆
daitan
KKKK
еркін
er-kin
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយកម្លាំង
brak-bop-d-o-y kam-la-ang
KO한국어
용감한
yong-gam-han
MRMR
साहसी
sa-a-hsi
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်း
ka-ung
NLNederlands
geestig
gees-tig
NONorsk
modig
mo-dig
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾહ
sha-ah
PLPolski
odważny
o-dwa-zny
PTPortuguês
corajoso
ko-ra-jo-so
RORomână
curaj
cu-raj
RUРусский
смелый
sme-lyy
SVSvenska
modig
mo-dig
SWKiswahili
jasiri
ja-si-ri
TAதமிழ்
வீறு
vee-ru
TEతెలుగు
దũngసం
dung-san
THไทย
กล้าหาญ
glah-haan
TLTL
mapangahas
ma-pan-ga-has
TRTürkçe
cesur
che-sur
UKУкраїнська
сміливий
s-mi-li-viv
URاردو
بہادر
ba-ha-dar
VITiếng Việt
dũng cảm
dung cam
YOYO
gbogbo
gbo-gbo
ZH中文
大胆的
dàdàng de
ZUZU
omusa
o-mu-sa

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