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moonball

American  
[moon-bawl] / ˈmunˌbɔl /

noun

Informal.
  1. a high lob in tennis.


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Playing with variety and spin, Chwalinska can lob, drop shot and moonball her opponents to distraction, but she can also hit with pace to finish off points quickly.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“I’m not sure how, or why, but that pretty pink moonball grows in there, inside that ugly erster. Isn’t that funny?”

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

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