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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 confidenceplay

2. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishingplay

  Familiarity information: BALL-BUSTER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BALL-BUSTER (noun)


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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