What does “Blue balls” mean
on the Rice Purity Test?
“Blue balls” is informal slang for the temporary discomfort that can follow prolonged arousal without release. The test phrases it as “had or given blue balls.” It’s more punchline than medical term.
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A middle-of-the-pack item — it implies things got heated, even if nothing finished.
Half slang, half real
There is actual physiology here, called vasocongestion: blood flow increases during arousal, and if nothing resolves, the ache some people feel is real, though harmless and temporary. Doctors will tell you it fixes itself and is not a medical event. So the slang describes something genuine while wildly overstating the emergency.
The test's phrasing, "had or given," is the interesting part. It counts both sides of the experience, which quietly acknowledges that the situation involved two people and a decision. It's a middle-of-the-list item: not innocent, not scandalous, just an honest checkpoint that things once got heated and then, awkwardly, didn't go anywhere.