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no balls, no blue chips

A variation on No Guts, No Glory. If you don't take the risk, you don't get the reward. Balls, of course, refers to balls, and blue chips refers to the casino or poker chips of the highest value.
"No balls, no blue chips" he exclaimed, as he pushed all in at the poker tournament.
by shabba4 January 29, 2010
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intellectual blueballs

A state of confusion or anxiety resulting from the ineffective or incomplete explanation of a particular topic. Not entirely dissimilar from an unsatisfying sexual experience resulting in the swelling of the testicles.
I was left with intellectual blueballs as a result of his nebulous rant on verbal fractals.
by MarkPG October 9, 2006
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emotional blueballs

When you are sad and hold back tears and give yourself a headache...
Person 1: I have stopped myself from crying so much today I have a headache.
Person 2: Doing that is like when a guy is ready to orgasm but doesn't. You are having emotional blueballs.
by @KO June 25, 2016
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dubstep blueballs

In a song (genre dubstep) there is no drop and there for you anticipate a drop yet none will come
Dude that song gave me dubstep blueballs
by yolobizzil May 23, 2014
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theatrical blueballs

To painstakingly watch a movie just to find out there is no ending, leaving you dissatisfied like an unsavory sexual experience!
cloverfields or even I am legends "Endings" will leave you with theatrical blueballs.
by iwuzbornTwiztid January 19, 2008
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mental blueballs

The feeling you get when you are left hanging for what feels like an excruciatingly long period of time.
Having to wait two whole months before knowing if I got the job gave me a severe case of mental blueballs.
by i.have.no.name. April 23, 2010
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Boardgame Blueballs

Knowing you're about to win a board game and you're opponent quits before the game is over, thus depriving you of the satisfaction of a game well won.
Rudy never should have told his wife she was about to win the game. She quit and now he has boardgame blueballs because he couldn't celebrate.
by DetroitVsEveryone April 13, 2020
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