ball-buster

短语

n. [美国俚语、禁忌语];艰巨的任务,困难的工作,很难做的事,苦差事

词形变化

ball-busters 复数 ball-busters

别名

ballbuster

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of ball-breaker.

    美国 粗俗

词汇关系

名词

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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