blue balls
plural noun
chiefly US slang
: pain of the testes and scrotum occurring after prolonged sexual arousal without orgasm
His price for such an unselfish evening is to spend several succeeding hours in stiff-legged waddling pain we call blue balls.—
Richard Woodley, Playboy, September 1974
Richard Woodley, Playboy, September 1974The term is blue balls, and whether a man's testicles actually turn any colors I don't know, but they can absolutely ache from the need for sexual release.—Ruth K. Westheimer, Sex for Dummies, 3rd edition, 2011
Ruth K. Westheimer, Sex for Dummies, 3rd edition, 2011Films, books and adolescent folklore are peppered with references to the pain of "blue balls," and its link to frustrated sexual desire.—Sandi Doughton, New Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), 2 Oct. 2000
Sandi Doughton, New Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), 2 Oct. 2000Dictionary Entries Near blue balls
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“Blue balls.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20balls. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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