Sportsball

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any sport, especially one involving a ball; a sport that does not need to be specified or is not worth specifying. derogatory, humorous, ironic, mildly, sometimes, uncountable

    "It may seem counterintuitive, but I hate watching sports in a sports bar. Sports bars are where other sportsball fans go, and generally speaking, I’m not really into sportsball fans, especially not a roomful of drunk and angry ones."

  2. 2
    Sports of an unspecified kind, usually condescending wordnet

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"How was the sportsball game, Tom?"

Etymology

From sports + ball. Based on football, basketball, baseball, etc.

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