"powerball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: powerballs [plural]
Etymology: power + ball Etymology templates: {{com|en|power|ball}} power + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} powerball (plural powerballs)
  1. (slang) Synonym of speedball (“mixture of drugs”) Tags: slang Synonyms: speedball [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-powerball-en-noun-9QL9Scw5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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