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ball hogs

ball hogs is the plural of ball hog.

Meaning of ball hog

Noun

ball hog (plural ball hogs)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.
    • "Ball hog!" Linda Shanklin howled from the stands. "Pass the ball!"2015 June 16, Baxter Holmes, “Iguodala NBA's no-stats Finals MVP”, in ESPN

Questions about ball hogs

What is ball hogs the plural of?
Ball hogs is the plural of ball hog.

Words near ball hogs in the dictionary

  1. ball grid arrays
  2. ball hawk
  3. ball hawks
  4. ball hockey
  5. ball hog
  6. ball hogs
  7. ball in hand
  8. ball it off
  9. ball joint
  10. ball joints
  11. ball kid

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