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ballsed about

ballsed about is the simple past and past participle of balls about.

Meaning of balls about

Verb

balls about (third-person singular simple present ballses about, present participle ballsing about, simple past and past participle ballsed about)

  1. (UK, slang, vulgar) To engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details.
    • This is just comfortable. I don't want no ballsing about with rows and noise in flats.1957, Reports of the Institute of Community Studies - Volume 2
  2. (UK, slang, vulgar) To bullshit; to speak or act as a joke or with no real point.
    • 'You're on the front page of the Irish News.' 'Are you ballsing about?'2003, Sam Millar, On the Brinks, →ISBN, page 271

Questions about ballsed about

What is ballsed about the simple past and past participle of?
Ballsed about is the simple past and past participle of balls about.

Words near ballsed about in the dictionary

  1. ballsack
  2. ballsacks
  3. ballsacs
  4. Ballsbridge
  5. ballsed
  6. ballsed about
  7. ballsed around
  8. ballsed on
  9. ballsed up
  10. ballses
  11. ballses about

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