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Meaning of balls about | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details.
    British, slang, vulgar
  2. To bullshit; to speak or act as a joke or with no real point.
    British, slang, vulgar

Examples

“This is just comfortable. I don't want no ballsing about with rows and noise in flats.”
“All that ballsing about for nothing.”
“If we can render them [ICJP] ineffective now, then we leave the way clear for a direct approach without all the ballsing about.”
“'You're on the front page of the Irish News.' 'Are you ballsing about?'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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