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- noun The condition of being
ballsy ;courage .
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Examples
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This project certainly reeks of what I like to call “Dude Science” .. there’s a certain ballsiness to the description of Project BioDesign that hides the Promethean intent behind militaristic Bravado.
Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal Beings with Genetic Kill-Switches « Third Point of Singularity 2010
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It is probably a measure of the depths to which political conversation has sunk — all the more remarkable given the chaos that male leaders have through the generations created — that this non-gender-specific "ballsiness," as it were, is so frequently trotted out as a measure of high praise.
half-cocked 2006
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It is probably a measure of the depths to which political conversation has sunk — all the more remarkable given the chaos that male leaders have through the generations created — that this non-gender-specific "ballsiness," as it were, is so frequently trotted out as a measure of high praise.
Archive 2006-11-01 2006
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Jeanne, a journalism graduate who works in Manhattan's entertainment industry, said the site aspires to the "ballsiness" of Tracie Egan's blog One D at a Time and the callousness of Vice Magazine's Dos and Don'ts, which has derided the fashion forward for more than a decade.
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But to do it and to be the subject of the movie is a kind of ballsiness you want to call unique, although of course it's been done before, like with Fellini's
Dane101 2009
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I felt in contrast that Roger was intrigued by its ballsiness and sees that it's the smart move.
William Bradley: Mad Men : Nothing Like a Little Lemonade to Rinse the Smoke From One's Eyes William Bradley 2010
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I felt in contrast that Roger was intrigued by its ballsiness and sees that it's the smart move.
William Bradley: Mad Men : Nothing Like a Little Lemonade to Rinse the Smoke From One's Eyes William Bradley 2010
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This one had to be in our list for its sheer ballsiness.
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This one had to be in our list for its sheer ballsiness.
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This one had to be in our list for its sheer ballsiness.
The Yes Men: The Best Pranks of 2010 The Yes Men 2010
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