English Explanatory Dictionary

ball-buster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of ball-breaker.

Word forms

ball-buster ball-busters ballbuster

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

ball-breaker
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