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sticking out like dog's balls

sticking out like dog's balls is the present participle and gerund of stick out like dog's balls.

Meaning of stick out like dog's balls

Verb

stick out like dog's balls (third-person singular simple present sticks out like dog's balls, present participle sticking out like dog's balls, simple past and past participle stuck out like dog's balls)

  1. (simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.
    • We had stopped in a newly ploughed mealie (maize) field, out in the open, sticking out like dog's balls.2014, Andrew Balaam, Bush War Operator, page 52

Questions about sticking out like dog's balls

What is sticking out like dog's balls the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking out like dog's balls is the present participle and gerund of stick out like dog's balls.

Words near sticking out like dog's balls in the dictionary

  1. sticking one's oar in
  2. sticking one's tongue out
  3. sticking out
  4. sticking out a mile
  5. sticking out like a sore thumb
  6. sticking out like dog's balls
  7. sticking place
  8. sticking places
  9. sticking plaster
  10. sticking plasters
  11. sticking point

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