| 释义 |
ballbreaker
noun- a difficult task, a boring situation; any circumstance that saps your spirit US, 1942
The prosaic etymology leads to any task that strains the testicles; more likely that “balls” represent power or spirit in this context. - So it was the usual day–ballbreaker? — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 284, 1992
- a powerful, assertive woman; someone who demands or actively exacts a difficult requirement US, 1944
Taking “balls” to mean “power and spirit”, this extends from the previous sense. - See, at that time the Anglican Church were really ballbreakers. That was one of the words they used then, ballbreakers. Ballbreakers means backbreakers. — Lenny Bruce, The Essential Lenny Bruce, p. 210, 1967
- At least she’s not a ballbreaker. Christ, if she were a ballbreaker there’d be no way. — Diner, 1982
- He prided himself on being as tough, as cruel, as unforgiving as any pimp, macgimper, child stealer, cutthroat, or ball breaker on the street. — Robert Campbell, Sweet La-La Land, p. 183, 1990
- For fuck’s sake lady don’t be a fuckin’ ball-breaker on me now, don’t fuck me about. — J.J. Connolly, Know Your Enemy [britpulp],, p. 156, 1999
|