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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I think "spine" has a connotation of morality, whereas "balls" is about pure daring.

But yeah more or less synonymous and you're right that it's definitely used as a euphemism for the stronger version. But also slightly different connotations depending on context, imho