paintball

American  

[peynt-bawl] / ˈpeɪntˌbɔl /

noun

1. a game in which players mark their opponents with colored gelatin capsules shot out of an air gun.

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Etymology

Origin of paintball

First recorded in 1985-90; paint + ball ¹

Example Sentences

Generally, Bryant says, the volunteer will get into the crawl space with the bear, get behind the massive animal and scare him by yelling, clapping and sometimes firing a paintball gun.

From Los Angeles Times

As he ambled toward the woods, West yelled “Hey bear, get out of here bear, go!” and fired powder balls from a paintball gun at him.

From The Wall Street Journal

The staffer was holding a paintball gun, which is often used to haze bears.

From Los Angeles Times

Rapper DDG posted on a YouTube video that he was at a paintball tournament in Castaic when police surrounded him and other participants.

From Los Angeles Times

After firing the paintball gun, the suspect allegedly “threw a hand sign with his left hand while still holding the paintball gun in his right hand,” the affidavit says.

From Los Angeles Times