roundball
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]roundball (uncountable)
- (US, slang, originally African-American) The sport of basketball.
References
[edit]- “round adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present