microball en · NOUN
Etymology
From micro- (“pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism”) + ball, by analogy with countryball. Cited as being coined on August 30, 2010 in the MicroWiki community, but first attested on its forums on May 20, 2011 (see quotations).
Meanings
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A micronational countryball.
I say we give Google the heave-ho and just make something like this. After all, microballs + world map + silly stuff going on = Win ;D
2011 May 20, Demontux, “Micronations and Google Maps”, in MicroWiki Forums, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2012:I've been enjoying countrballs and micronationalism lately, so I've decided to join the two together with a new comic: Microball Moments. Here's episode 1! :D
2019 November 19, ZoeKirkRobinson, Twitter:No joke nations or larpers (like Landland in that microballs series)
2022 November 27, u/KingSebastian1, r/micronations, Reddit:Here is the first Adammic microball comic
2015 January 19, ABanimationLtd, Twitter:[See title]
2017 July 11, u/Deleted, “Microball - Territorial Claims”, in r/micronations, Reddit:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |