roundball
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun[edit]
roundball (uncountable)
- (US, slang, originally African-American) The sport of basketball.
References[edit]
- Jonathon Green (2024) “round adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang