A fork of Rural Dictionary
reminding a person about a negative event, often a recent negative event. Works best when used in front of numerous people. The more painful the event, the better the ball out
Peterson: would you like to go on a date with me? Random Girl: No thanks. Peterson: Well fuck you, you fuckin shit eatin bitch. Random Girl: What?!?! Peterson: That's right bitch, fuck you and everybody that looks like you Kyle: Pete, that was a mighty ball out.
This refers to the governor on a steam engine. Two heavy balls are attached to the engine so that as engine speed increases, the centrifigal force of the flywheel causes the balls to rise. As the balls top out, they govern (limit) the engine, thereby controlling maximum engine speed. "Balls out," then, refers to running the engine at maximum speed.
The engineer was running the train at a "balls out" pace while trying to make up time.