meatball

[meet-bawl]

noun

1. Cooking.,  a small ball of ground meat, especially beef, often mixed with breadcrumbs, seasonings, etc., before cooking.

2. Slang.,  an awkward, clumsy, or ineffectual person.

meatball

/ ˈmiːtˌbɔːl /

noun

1. minced beef, shaped into a ball before cooking

2. slang,  a stupid or boring person

Word History and Origins

Origin of meatball¹

First recorded in 1830–40; meat + ball ¹

Example Sentences

For him that means a tightly edited menu of classics like pepperoni, meatball and a white pie with mushrooms.

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It completed one this month that brings the potential for more customers and the ability to make meatballs and other items faster and at a lower cost.

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My late grandmother, in particular, had a predictable, beloved spread: shrimp cocktail with horseradish-laced sauce; the supermarket veggie platter with ranch; crockpot meatballs simmered in barbecue sauce and grape jelly; salsa with Tostito’s scoops.

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Raiders on Sunday after they returned from church while I made meatballs and danced to disco music in the kitchen.

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“They’re a 10 out of 10,” Foster said of the meatballs.

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