ball-buster

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of ball-breaker. US,vulgar

词形变化

ball-busters plural ballbuster alternative

词源

Unknown. By surface analysis, ball + buster.
Possibly derived from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste, “mistress, lady of the house”), in which case synonyms like ball-breaker and ball-wracker may be secondary derivations. See also Beelzebub for connotations of the same supposed first element. Any deverbal formation conflated with back-breaking may have reinforced the native development.
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