"game ball" meaning in English

See game ball in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} game ball
  1. (Ireland, slang) Great! Fab! Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-game_ball-en-intj-bja-OA6U Categories (other): Irish English

Noun

Forms: game balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game ball (plural game balls)
  1. The ball that is used to play a sport. Synonyms: gameball
    Sense id: en-game_ball-en-noun-8TSbvUSt
  2. (squash) The state of play when the server can win the game by scoring one more point. Categories (topical): Squash
    Sense id: en-game_ball-en-noun-kU5ny3cO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 32 42 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, squash

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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