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ballache

ballache noun: a nuisance.

Noun

ballache (plural ballaches)

  1. (slang, vulgar) A nuisance.

Forms of ballache

pluralballaches
alternative formball ache
alternative formballsache

Origin of ballache

From ball + ache. See ball (“testicle”).

Questions about ballache

What does ballache mean?
Ballache means a nuisance.
What part of speech is ballache?
Ballache is a noun.
What is the plural of ballache?
The plural of ballache is ballaches.

Words near ballache in the dictionary

  1. ballabile
  2. ballabiles
  3. ballabili
  4. ballace
  5. ballaces
  6. ballache
  7. ballaches
  8. Ballachulish
  9. ballad
  10. ballad opera
  11. ballad operas

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