b-ball
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of b-ball
1965–70; b- (for basket ( def. ) ) + ball 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The image of Black resurrection through b-ball is at once celebratory, chilling and poignant.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Quit b-ball the following year and told the coach it was because my mom said my grades weren’t good enough.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 6, 2020
Bob Hall: A Globetrotter trick was to put up a finger And set there a b-ball and spin it.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2015
Now, I am off to seek my version of gold by trouncing George Clooney wannabes in b-ball at the Hollywood YMCA.
From Forbes • Sep. 1, 2012
He looked athletic, like a tennis player maybe, or a serious pickup b-ball player, although he was too short to play under the basket.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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