Ballsy
/ˈbɔlzi/ adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Tough and courageous; having balls. colloquial, vulgar
"On a movie like this, I don’t mind doing [the scene] as written, but I do do a lot of improv. I’m sort of a rapid-fire ballsy talker, and so I bring that to the character whenever it’s appropriate to the scene. That never makes it in."
Antonyms
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More examples"It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that."
Etymology
From balls (“courage”) + -y.