spitball

1. A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.

2. A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw.

   a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

1. Scientists have created a forcefield that only repels spitballs.

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2. Whoever's throwing spitballs at me, stop if you know what's good for you.

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3. I'm just spitballing here.

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4. He explained that the teacher had fallen asleep and several boys had started throwing spitballs.

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5. Daniel spit a spitball at Amanda's head.

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