murderball

noun

Etymology

From murder + ball. * (dodgeball): "murder" as a synonym for being eliminated by being struck by the ball * (wheelchair rugby): "murder" from the aggressive full-contact nature of this ball-based sport

  1. derived from *bʰel-
  2. derived from *bʰélō
  3. inherited from *balluz
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as murderball — “murder + ball

Definitions

  1. A team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being…

    A team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball.

  2. Wheelchair rugby.

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