dragon balls

Legendary reptile testicles

Dragon balls are the seven magical orbs in the Japanese manga and anime series *Dragon Ball*.

In the fiction, gathering all seven summons a dragon who grants wishes.

The phrase has become shorthand for any quest requiring collection of scattered items: I've got three of the seven dragon balls I need to unlock that character.

Unrelated to the vulgar sense of balls.

Related

stars · summon · immortality · collect · sacred · orbs · quest · resurrection · power · glowing · scatter · guardian · piccolo · radar · grant · spheres · spirit bomb

Opposites
COMPLETENESS/COLLECTIBILITY (franchise context)

dragon ballscomplete set

All items together

FOOD TYPE (culinary context)

dragon ballseggs

Reproductive cells in shells

steamed dumplings · siu mai · rice rolls

wish-granting power

dragon ballsfool's gold

Iron sulfide mineral

empty vessels

Family

dragon, dragons, ball, balls, balled, balling, dragoon, dragoons

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG