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ball-buster

noun

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.

  1. borrowed from בעל־הביתטע — “mistress, lady of the house”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ball-breaker.

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