"Polandball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Polandballs [plural]
Etymology: Poland + ball, coined circa 2009. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Poland|ball}} Poland + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} Polandball (plural Polandballs)
  1. A user-generated internet meme, where countries are presented as spherical personas (countryballs) that interact in often broken English, poking fun at national stereotypes and international relations; an individual spherical persona from this. Wikipedia link: Polandball Categories (topical): Internet, Internet memes Related terms: countryball, meme, parody, satire

Inflected forms

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