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haramball en · NOUN

Etymology

From haram + -ball.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, uncountable) A highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.
    • Just when you think LaLiga is infested with “park the bus” teams, wait for next season. Burgos CF currently lead the Segunda and they’ve taken haramball to the next level. Conceded only 3 goals in 14 games. At some point they had 133 shots against without conceding a single goal. 2022 November 5, Winston Wolf (@999PercentReal), “Winston Wolf on Twitter”, in Twitter:
    • Near-synonyms: parking the bus, catenaccio

Synonyms

catenaccio · terrorist ball · anti-football · parking the bus