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hoofball

/ˈhuːfbɔːl/

hoofball noun: a style of play characterised by many long balls and few short passes.

Noun

hoofball (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A style of play characterised by many long balls and few short passes.
    • Wimbledon continued to hold their own under Joe Kinnear. They played with passion and no little skill. It certainly wasn't just 'hoofball' as their detractors, such as Gary Lineker, claimed.2012 July 2, Tim Quelch, Underdog!, eBook Partnership, →ISBN
    • By the 1980s Italian football was also showing distinct signs of virility as it built up to its great moment in the sun with the 1990 World Cup. It had glamour and skill, just as British football was deep into its cul-de-sac of hoofball tactics and off-pitch thuggery.2015 January 9, Nicholas Walton, Genoa, 'La Superba': The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Origin of hoofball

From hoof (“to kick, especially a long way downfield with little accuracy”) + -ball.

Words that rhyme with hoofball

Questions about hoofball

What does hoofball mean?
Hoofball means a style of play characterised by many long balls and few short passes.
What part of speech is hoofball?
Hoofball is a noun.
How do you pronounce hoofball?
Hoofball is pronounced /ˈhuːfbɔːl/.

Words near hoofball in the dictionary

  1. hoof pick
  2. hoof picks
  3. hoof-and-mouth disease
  4. hoof-mark
  5. hoof-marks
  6. hoofball
  7. hoofbeat
  8. hoofbeats
  9. hoofbound
  10. hoofed
  11. hoofed it

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