blue-balled
blue-balled is the simple past and past participle of blue-ball.
Adjective
blue-balled (comparative more blue-balled, superlative most blue-balled)
- Sexually frustrated, usually in the sense of having failed to orgasm despite feelings of sexual arousal.
- Extremely disappointed or underwhelmed.
Meaning of blue-ball
Verb
blue-ball (third-person singular simple present blue-balls, present participle blue-balling, simple past and past participle blue-balled)
- To leave (a person, usually a man) sexually frustrated by denying them an orgasm or abruptly ending sexual contact.
- “Stop blue-balling the guy and give in already.”2009, Kate Brian, Paradise Lost, Simon & Schuster UK, →ISBN, unnumbered page
- To lead someone on or tease them with the promise of something desirable without actually delivering it, causing them to feel frustrated and unsatisfied.
- Stop blue-balling me and tell me what happened!
Forms of blue-balled
| comparative | more blue-balled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most blue-balled |
Questions about blue-balled
- What does blue-balled mean?
- Blue-balled means sexually frustrated, usually in the sense of having failed to orgasm despite feelings of sexual arousal.
- What is blue-balled the simple past and past participle of?
- Blue-balled is the simple past and past participle of blue-ball.
- What part of speech is blue-balled?
- Blue-balled is an adjective.
Words near blue-balled in the dictionary
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