sportsball
Any sport, especially one involving a ballAny sport, especially one involving a ball; a sport that does not need to be specified or is not worth specifying.
» How was the sportsball game, Tom?
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, humorous, ironic, mildly, sometimes, uncountable)Any sport, especially one involving a ball; a sport that does not need to be specified or is not worth specifying.
More definitions
- Sports of an unspecified kind, usually condescending
Examples
2 sentencesHow was the sportsball game, Tom?
I don't watch sportsball.
ruЯ не смотрю игры с мячом. — Ooneykcall
Origin
From sports + ball. Based on football, basketball, baseball, etc. Traditionally often claiFrom sports + ball. Based on football, basketball, baseball, etc. Traditionally often claimed to originate from 4chan and its cultural sentiments (compare normalfag).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsportsballer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable