blue balls

== English == === Etymology === US English, 1910s, blue +‎ balls (“testicles”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === blue balls pl (plural only) (slang) A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal; testicles experiencing such an ache. (slang, figuratively) Unfulfilled sexual desire. (US, dated, slang) Buboes (in a person of any sex) caused by a sexually transmitted infection; the infection that causes them. ==== Derived terms ==== blue-ball blue-baller blue vulva ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “blue balls n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present