spaldeen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spaldeen
Said to be after Spalding a trademark
Example Sentences
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The pitcher launched his projectile, a bright pink ball known as a spaldeen, and the batters, squinting into the sun, swung their narrow sticks, missing entirely, more often than not.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2013
Earlier, another Democrat, John C. Liu, pounded the spaldeen four times that distance, sending the ball arcing over Cadman Plaza as the sun glinted off the Manhattan Bridge in the distance.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2013
My sporting life in Brooklyn had actually begun with something smaller than a dodgeball, playing catch with my father with a spaldeen.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
Also approved: el, spaldeen, pedicab, bodega, schlep, tchotchke.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2012
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