American English pronunciation

How to pronounce spitball

IPA transcription: [s'pɪt,bɔl]

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Noun

  • a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

  • an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it

Usage examples

  • The other major rule change was the elimination of the spitball.