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Baseball: To make an illegal motion ingame.
THe pitcher balked and allowed the runner to go in for the winning run.
balk by Baseball Dude August 5, 2005
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When, in sexual intercourse, one makes a wrong move, ie, a slap on the ass, and the partner is appauled. They then stop all ensuing action.
"When I asked her about eating a sandwich in bed last night, it was a total balk."
Balk by the product December 28, 2005
When it’s someones birthday who’s worth stalking. You look though their Facebook birthday posts giving them a good balk (A birthday stalk)
Anna: hey did you look at Max’s birthday posts

Me: balking him right now !
Balk by GuacamoleSwagMaster2000 October 27, 2017

balk-off 

A game-ending illegal move by a pitcher in a tie game, last inning, home team at the plate and a runner on 3rd.
The Mets suck

They really suck - their pitcher just balked

Braves win! Braves Win!

It's a Balk-off!
balk-off by Coreyml June 16, 2011

Female Balk 

The act in which a female deceives a male target in order to draw attention. The penalty of such a balk, like that of a balk by a pitcher in baseball, shall be the awarding of the next "base" to the male.
"Dude I met an 8 at the bar, but when I took her home and reached up her shirt, I found out her bra was 4 1/2" thick. I immediately called her female balk and was entitled to a dry handy."

"I reached into her pants and started to touch her clit, but she wouldn't let me go any further. Turns out she was on her period, as if she didn't know this when I met her at the bar. BALK! I was immediately awarded her mouth."
Female Balk by P EZ September 24, 2011

Writer's balk 

Similar to writer's block, a writer is mentally incapacitated from writing. However, the incapacitation stems from lack of willpower or lack of interest/enthusiasm in the actual project, rather than a lack of imagination or creativity. Is often paired with, though not necessarily a part of, procrastination. Can be used as a verb (i.e., writer's balking, writer's balked).
1: Hey, did you start that essay that 3 assigned you?
2: No. Writer's balk. It's a shitty subject to talk about. I don't like writing about it.

3: What's keeping 5 from finishing the review?
4: She writer's balked because the movie is that awful.
3: Do I have to finish it?
4: Yeah.
Writer's balk by They call me Ze September 18, 2010
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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