Balls

Sexual meanings of “balls”

“Balls” can refer to the testicles in colloquial, vulgar speech. For example, saying that someone’s balls hurt means that their testicles are painful.

As a verb, “to balls” means to engage in sexual intercourse. The word is informal and vulgar in this use.

Related slang use

“Balls” can also refer colloquially and vulgarly to masculinity, especially strength, courage, force of will, chutzpah, or brazenness. This sense is related to the idea of testicles but does not itself describe sexual intercourse.