Meanings
nounball-breaker (plural ball-breakers)
plural ball-breakers · alternative ballbreaker
- USidiomaticvulgarA person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
My slave-driving boss expects me to work over the weekend. What a ball-breaker!
Synonyms: ball-buster, taskmaster
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
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nouna job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
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Origin
Translations
French casse-couilles, brise-burnes
- casse-couillesSomething or someone annoying
- brise-burnesSomething or someone annoying
- orchidoclasteSomething or someone annoying
- enquiquineurSomething or someone annoying
Greek σπασαρχίδης, σπασαρχίδω
- σπασαρχίδης (spasarchídis)Something or someone annoying
- σπασαρχίδω (spasarchído)Something or someone annoying
Italian rompiballe, rompicoglioni
- rompiballeSomething or someone annoying
- rompicoglioniSomething or someone annoying
Māori kuku raho
- kuku rahoSomething or someone annoying
Polish zapieprz, zapierdol
- zapieprzSomething or someone annoying
- zapierdolSomething or someone annoying
Cite this entry
APA
ball-breaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball-breaker
MLA
“ball-breaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball-breaker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ball-breaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball-breaker.
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