Etymology

microball

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Today it means: A micronational countryball. Full definition →

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The story

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).

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