A stubborn or obstinate person; one who is habitually flippant. "I'm gonna flatten (knock down that balky if he keeps playin' the dozens on me (calling me names reflecting my ancestry)."

- american underworld lingo - 1950

Balk"y (?), a.

Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.

 

© Webster 1913.

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