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murderball

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

murderball: a team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with...
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Noun

murderball (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of murderball

Origin of murderball

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

Questions about murderball

What does murderball mean?
Murderball means a team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball.
What part of speech is murderball?
Murderball is a noun.

Words near murderball in the dictionary

  1. Murderapolis
  2. murderate
  3. murderated
  4. murderates
  5. murderating
  6. murderball
  7. murderbird
  8. murderbirds
  9. murderbot
  10. murderbots
  11. murdercide

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