"sportsball" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: sports + ball. Based on football, basketball, baseball, etc. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sports|ball}} sports + ball, {{m|en|football}} football, {{m|en|basketball}} basketball, {{m|en|baseball}} baseball Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sportsball (uncountable)
  1. (humorous, mildly derogatory, sometimes ironic) Any sport involving a ball; a sport that does not need to be specified or is not worth specifying. Tags: derogatory, humorous, ironic, mildly, sometimes, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sportsball-en-noun-qbupL9MB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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