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English
Etymology
spit + ball
Noun
spitball (plural spitballs)
- (baseball) A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
- A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw.
Verb
spitball (third-person singular simple present spitballs, present participle spitballing, simple past and past participle spitballed)
- (baseball) To moisten the ball with saliva before pitching it.
- To brainstorm ideas.
- 1950s.
- 1992, A Few Good Men (film)
- Maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, maybe, we have a responsibility as officers to train Santiago.
2008, Role Models, 01:09:07:- Yes, Wheeler?
- Question. Maybe a stupid one, but I'm just spitballing here.
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