ball-buster

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Etymology

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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. [1] See also Beelzebub for connotations of the same supposed first element. Any deverbal formation conflated with back-breaking may have reinforced the native development. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ball-buster (plural ball-busters)

  1. (US, vulgar) Synonym of ball-breaker.

References

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  1. ^ Jewish Language Review, Issue 7. Israel: Association for the Study of Jewish Languages, 1987.

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