Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang, transitive, vulgar)To leave (a person, usually a man) sexually frustrated by denying them an orgasm or abruptly ending sexual contact.

  2. (broadly, idiomatic, transitive)To lead someone on or tease them with the promise of something desirable without actually delivering it, causing them to feel frustrated and unsatisfied.

    Stop blue-balling me and tell me what happened!

Origin

From blue balls.

From blue balls.

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Forms

blue-balls, blue-balling, blue-balled, blue-balled
Base formblue-ball · to blue-ball
3rd person singularblue-balls
Present participleblue-balling
Past simpleblue-balled
Past participleblue-balled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyblue-ball
he, she, itblue-balls

Past simpleLesson

all personsblue-balled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave blue-balled
he, she, ithas blue-balled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill blue-ball

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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