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bolas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  • balls noun Courage and boldness; nerve.
  • fiddlesticks intj An old-fashioned exclamation of dismissal, meaning "nonsense."
  • plum noun A soft, round stone fruit with smooth skin, ranging from red to deep purple.

Senses

bolas is used for these senses in English:

  • ball (in the plural) Courage.
  • balls (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
  • fiddlesticks (euphemistic, now sometimes specifically interpreted as a euphemism for 'fuck') Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
  • oh no An exclamation or expression of alarm about a problem or error.
  • plum (vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle. [from 20th c.]

ball — full definition

  1. noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  2. noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
  3. verb To form or roll something into a round shape.

balls — full definition

  1. noun Courage and boldness; nerve.
  2. noun Nonsense (used as an exclamation or dismissal).

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