lawyerball
lawyerball noun: a supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.
Noun
lawyerball (uncountable)
- A supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.
- I think this answers your question. It is sufficiently vague enough that it doesn't answer your question *specifically* if you're playing lawyerball, but I think the meaning is clear.1998, Eddie Auerbach, “Rules Question: Straddling Foul Line OK?”, in rec.sport.baseball (Usenet)
- ...Ashcroft/Carnahan is now 50/50, and the bulk of the MO vote is from St. Louis. All hail the dead man! (Should be an interesting court battle, although the Republicans ought to accept the popular will and not play lawyerball).2000, Steve Ferra, “(NBC) Turning away from FL for a minute...”, in rec.music.artists.springsteen (Usenet)
Origin of lawyerball
From lawyer + ball, after the names of sports such as football and basketball.
Questions about lawyerball
- What does lawyerball mean?
- Lawyerball means a supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.
- What part of speech is lawyerball?
- Lawyerball is a noun.
Words near lawyerball in the dictionary
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