Tarnish vs Balls - What's the difference?
tarnish | balls |
Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
To soil, sully, damage or compromise
(figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
* Dryden
(slang) The testicles.
(uncountable, countable, slang) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness.
(British, slang) Rubbish, nonsense.
(UK, Ireland, slang) A balls-up; a botched job.
(ball)
(slang) Very.
As nouns the difference between tarnish and balls
is that tarnish is oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air while balls is .As a verb tarnish
is to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.tarnish
English
Noun
(-)Verb
(es)- Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing .
- He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.
- Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, / Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight.
balls
English
Noun
(head)- Can you believe he can juggle six balls at once?
- Dude, he got hit in the balls !
- He must have a lot of balls to talk to his boss that way.
- He's the guy with the big balls in that group.
- You do not have the balls to go through with that.
- (Stephen Colbert)
- That's a load of balls .
- Don't make a balls of it!
Derived terms
* ballsy * bust one's balls * bust someone's balls * have someone by the ballsVerb
(head)Adverb
(-)- It is balls cold out there.