Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, humorous, informal, uncountable)A supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.

Origin

From lawyer + ball, after the names of sports such as football and basketball.

From lawyer + ball, after the names of sports such as football and basketball.

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