Ballsy
adjective
Showing great courage or confidence; daring.
He made a ballsy decision to quit his job and start his own business.
Often appears as...
- ballsy decision
- ballsy move
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Showing lack of concern for the risk of failure or backlash.
It was a ballsy move to confront the boss about the unfair treatment.
Often appears as...
- ballsy move
- ballsy confrontation
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Showing great courage or confidence; daring.
He made a ballsy decision to quit his job and start his own business.
Often appears as...
- ballsy decision
- ballsy move
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Showing lack of concern for the risk of failure or backlash.
It was a ballsy move to confront the boss about the unfair treatment.
Often appears as...
- ballsy move
- ballsy confrontation
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation, not in formal writing or speeches.
His ballsy approach in negotiations won him respect.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies admiration for someone's courage to take risks.
That's a ballsy play in such a critical game!
Pro Tip 3/3Potentially Offensive
Can be seen as vulgar or inappropriate in certain situations.
I wouldn't call her presentation ballsy in the boardroom.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation, not in formal writing or speeches.
His ballsy approach in negotiations won him respect.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies admiration for someone's courage to take risks.
That's a ballsy play in such a critical game!
Pro Tip 3/3Potentially Offensive
Can be seen as vulgar or inappropriate in certain situations.
I wouldn't call her presentation ballsy in the boardroom.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation, not in formal writing or speeches.
His ballsy approach in negotiations won him respect.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies admiration for someone's courage to take risks.
That's a ballsy play in such a critical game!
Pro Tip 3/3Potentially Offensive
Can be seen as vulgar or inappropriate in certain situations.
I wouldn't call her presentation ballsy in the boardroom.
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Unstable Cliff Rocks PIPE...
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The way we think about...
I want to change the way that we think about biological sex in this society -- which is a lot to ask for. You could say it's ballsy, I guess. But eventually we accepted the world as round, right?
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Born to sing PIPE Taylor...
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Unstable Cliff Rocks PIPE...
main boulder into a very vulnerable position there's a smaller rock there holding the entire column in place if it lets go it'll take him with it I think I'm gonna get ballsy and try and get the toe from underneath this about the only
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The way we think about...
I want to change the way that we think about biological sex in this society -- which is a lot to ask for. You could say it's ballsy, I guess. But eventually we accepted the world as round, right?
Video examples
Born to sing PIPE Taylor...
big lips in that big ballsy voice my voice my greatest gift my greatest salvation my greatest tool my voice saved my life my voice gave me
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Quote examples
Jessica Brown Findlay
English Actress
I filmed 'Albatross' before I got 'Downton.' It's a coming-of-age movie about this girl who leaps into this family's life, like a whirlwind. She's ballsy and brash and wonderful, it was such an amazing character to play.
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Michael Kors
American Designer
I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.
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Jessica Barden
English Actress
There's a tendency to still show women as being one way or the other - you're either soft and shy or you're really ballsy and funny, but I think that we're everything.
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Kacey Musgraves
American Artist
Loretta Lynn was one of those ladies a long time ago that opened a lot of doors and paved the way for a lot of ballsy singer-songwriters who weren't just cute.
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DJ Premier
American Musician
And hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different, and to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not do what everybody else does.
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Eva Green
French Actress
It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category.
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BJ the Chicago Kid
American Musician
The people I'm inspired by and I listen to are all ballsy, and I feel like I'm closer to an artist when they're open and honest.
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Suranne Jones
English Actress
I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've got a bit of that in me. I just kind of steam ahead.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
Nonviolence is pretty ballsy, pretty advanced weaponry.
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Norah Jones
American Musician
I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy.
Quote examples
Jessica Brown Findlay
English Actress
I filmed 'Albatross' before I got 'Downton.' It's a coming-of-age movie about this girl who leaps into this family's life, like a whirlwind. She's ballsy and brash and wonderful, it was such an amazing character to play.
Quote examples
Michael Kors
American Designer
I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.
Quote examples
Jessica Barden
English Actress
There's a tendency to still show women as being one way or the other - you're either soft and shy or you're really ballsy and funny, but I think that we're everything.
Quote examples
Kacey Musgraves
American Artist
Loretta Lynn was one of those ladies a long time ago that opened a lot of doors and paved the way for a lot of ballsy singer-songwriters who weren't just cute.
Quote examples
DJ Premier
American Musician
And hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different, and to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not do what everybody else does.
Quote examples
Eva Green
French Actress
It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category.
Quote examples
BJ the Chicago Kid
American Musician
The people I'm inspired by and I listen to are all ballsy, and I feel like I'm closer to an artist when they're open and honest.
Quote examples
Suranne Jones
English Actress
I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've got a bit of that in me. I just kind of steam ahead.
Quote examples
Ava DuVernay
American Director
Nonviolence is pretty ballsy, pretty advanced weaponry.
Quote examples
Norah Jones
American Musician
I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy.
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