American handegg

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈhændɛɡ/

Noun

American handegg (countable and uncountable, plural American handeggs)

  1. (slang, uncountable, humorous, derogatory) American football (the sport).
    • 2009 September 21, nigel, “Re: Thank God for American Football, Real Football”, in uk.sport.football (Usenet):
      Actually if you overdose on steroids to beef up your muscles as most(?) American handegg players do, there is likely to be a corresponding decrease in masculinity ie shrunken penis, shrivelled testicles.
    • 2014 November 7, Gavin Cleaver, “A Guide to the Dallas Cowboys Handegg Club for My Fellow Brits”, in Dallas Observer, archived from the original on 2015-07-04:
      All of this might lead you to believe that American handegg is not very good. On the contrary, it can be thrilling. The moment when Spine Problems Chap flings the egg as many yards downfield as his back will allow and you can't quite see what's going to happen is actually engrossing.
    • 2022 May 11, Travis Yoesting, “ESPN Doing A ManningCast For Golf — Now Do Soccer You Cowards”, in The18.com, archived from the original on 2022-05-24:
      For those who follow American handegg, Peyton and Eli Manning’s “ManningCast” of Monday Night Football was a huge hit last year, offering fans a different way to watch the NFL.
    • 2022 December 4, Gary, “Happy Thanksgiving to all”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet):
      No doubt, I'll be watching some American handegg today on football Sunday.
  2. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (slang, countable, humorous, derogatory) The ball used to play American football.
    • 2013 April 17, Stars_InTheirEyes, “Let us play Pic Hunter!”, in Egosoft.com (forum), archived from the original on 2014-10-08:
      I want a picture of a football (a real one, not one of those american handeggs) with wings.
    • 2015 March 16, u/dabobbo, “Practice at home”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 2022-12-21, r/Bowling:
      I haven't tried it yet but It's been suggested to practice your relese by throwing mini nerf footballs (or American handeggs, for those of you not in 'Murica) underhanded.