Meanings
verbballgown (third-person singular simple present ballgowns, present participle ballgowning, simple past and past participle ballgowned)
present singular third person ballgowns · participle present ballgowning · participle past ballgowned · past ballgowned · alternative ball gown
- UKintransitivelive action roleplaying gamesTo roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
She'll take any excuse to ballgown!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
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Translations
Afrikaans balrok
- balrokformal gown
Danish balkjole
- balkjoleformal gown
French robe de bal
- robe de balformal gown
Irish gúna damhsa
- gúna damhsaformal gown
Latin cyclas
- cyclasformal gown
Norwegian Bokmål ballkjole
- ballkjoleformal gown
Portuguese vestido de gala
- vestido de galaformal gown
Turkish balo elbisesi
- balo elbisesiformal gown
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APA
ballgown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballgown
MLA
“ballgown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballgown. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballgown,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballgown.
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