Balls-out
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Balls-out is an adjective meaning (US, idiomatic, slang) Extreme; extremely great.
Meaning
(US, idiomatic, slang) Extreme; extremely great.
More Meanings
- Descriptive of the use of a centrifugal governor at maximum speed, corresponding to full throttle.
- (US, idiomatic, slang) With great abandon.
- (US, idiomatic, slang) At the fastest possible speed.
Example Sentences
He's making a balls-out run for Motor City by nightfall.
When you're popping babies via multiple partners, the “harem drama” is intense. As one strand of the pronatalist orthodoxy, [Elon] Musk's is very much a balls-out approach.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include full-on, over the top, extreme, extravagant, all-fired, extra.
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