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BALL-BUSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ball-buster mean?
• BALL-BUSTER (noun)
The noun BALL-BUSTER has 2 senses:
1. a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
2. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
Familiarity information: BALL-BUSTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
ball-breaker; ball-buster
Hypernyms ("ball-buster" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ball-breaker; ball-buster
Context example:
Vietnam was a ball-breaker
Hypernyms ("ball-buster" is a kind of...):
chore; job; task (a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee)
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