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2006-12-25 17:22:33 · 13 answers · asked by krissy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
1. Describes the act of someone scolding or berating you for something that they don't like.
2. To harass with the intent to break one's spirit.
Example: When I ask you if you settled that dispute with the IRS, I am not just trying to bust your balls. I am trying to help.
Origin: There is a way to castrate a calf, instead of cutting off the testicles you break them. To "bust your balls" is to turn them from a bull into a steer. Properly directed harassment can have a similar effect on humans.
2006-12-26 00:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Busting My Balls
2016-09-28 06:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by hickey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the expression originally was used between guys as a way to show you have been hurt by being hit or kicked in the testicles. It seemed to refer to one-upmanship between boys.
From that, it seems the slang broadened out to mean anybody who puts another person down or gives them a hard time. Now it is referenced between guys and girls and has a general "put down" connotation.
Another derivation of this term is "bust my chops".
2006-12-25 17:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were to "bust my balls" you would be having a right go at me about something.
e.g. Why did you answer my question, what right do you have to answer it huh ?
I would then say stop busting my balls over it.
In a polite manner of course : )
2006-12-25 17:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Night Light 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a crude exclamation used as a complaint when a person (usually male) has been confronted with a mistake they made.
2006-12-25 17:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by JAN 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means that one is being exploited to a point of frustration and anger.
2006-12-25 18:36:20 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Extreme!!! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means to tease someone relentlessly. Or to exhibit great personal effort at a task.
2006-12-25 17:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you know how bad that hurts then you know what it means.
P.S: I protect my balls at all cost, always.
2006-12-25 17:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by DeadmanWalks 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to hurt one's ego (usually a man, since most women don't have balls)
2006-12-25 17:31:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make unobtainable demands, And then complain when they don’t get done.
DonPato
2006-12-25 17:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by donpatocom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋