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game ball en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, slang) In good spirits; great, excellent.
    • —That'll do, game ball, Blazes Boylan said. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 10: Wandering Rocks]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 218:
    • ‘How are you—father? You look a lot better.’ ‘I'm game ball, Mick. Game ball, if it wasn't for this.’ 1981, M. O'Beirne, And Moon at Night, page 125:

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gameball alternative lexicographic
most game ball Degree=Sup lexicographic
more game ball Degree=Cmp lexicographic

game ball en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A ball used to play a game or sport; (North America) the ball used to play a particular match, often presented to a player etc. as a trophy.
  2. A position (especially in racquet sports) in which a single point is required to win.

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gameball alternative lexicographic
game balls Number=Plur lexicographic