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speedball en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From speed + ball.

Meanings

  1. (countable, slang) A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs.
    • This being Camden, every passing pisshead and stoner had a theory: bad E, dehydration, alcohol poisoning, probably done a speedball. 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 233:
  2. (countable, slang) Coffee with espresso.
  3. (countable) A fastball.
  4. (uncountable) A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball.
  5. (uncountable) An Egyptian racquet sport.
  6. (countable, uncountable) An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of speed bag (“type of punching bag”).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
speedballs Number=Plur lexicographic
speed ball alternative lexicographic
speed-ball alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

speed bag · speed bag · over and under · powerball

speedball en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From speed + ball.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.
    • His words start to speedball. “Youneedtobestillwhenyou're inthere.” 2009, Alex Lemon, Happy: A Memoir:
  2. (intransitive, slang) To take heroin and cocaine at the same time.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
speedballing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
speedballed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
speedballed Tense=Past lexicographic
speedballs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
speed-ball alternative lexicographic
speed ball alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

speedballer