kick in the balls

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kick in the balls

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See ball (“testicle”).

noun kicks in the balls

  1. slang, vulgar A great setback or disappointment. This was a real kick in the balls to us because Afghanistan was going on, September 11 had just happened, and we were away from our families.

    Similar: smack in the face

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@misc{kick_in_the_balls_2026,
  title = {kick in the balls},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kick%20in%20the%20balls},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}