ball-buster
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ball-buster
Where it comes from
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.
noun ball-busters · ballbuster
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Synonym of ball-breaker.
Similar: ball-breaker
Talk about this word "ball-buster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ball-buster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ball-buster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ball-buster "ball-buster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ball-buster.Cite this
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title = {ball-buster},
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