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blue balls

noun

Etymology

US English, 1910s, blue + balls (“testicles”).

Definitions

  1. A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal

    A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal; testicles experiencing such an ache.

  2. Unfulfilled sexual desire.

  3. Buboes (in a person of any sex) caused by a sexually transmitted infection

    Buboes (in a person of any sex) caused by a sexually transmitted infection; the infection that causes them.

    • [...] away the flesh and cause ulcers and buboes (blue balls).
    • It invades lymphatics, is carried to the inguinal lymph nodes, where multiple abscesses, buboes, or "blue balls" appear. A brawny edema of the labia, with deeply penetrating destructive ulcers may occur in the late stages.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA