ball hog

noun

In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.

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Meanings

nounball hog (plural ball hogs)

plural ball hogs

  1. idiomaticinformalhobbiesIn team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.

    "Ball hog!" Linda Shanklin howled from the stands. "Pass the ball!"

    2015 June 16, Baxter Holmes, “Iguodala NBA's no-stats Finals MVP”, in ESPN

Translations

Portuguese fominha
  • fominhaplayer who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it
Spanish chupón, chupona
  • chupónplayer who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it
  • chuponaplayer who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it
Cite this entry
APA

ball hog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20hog

MLA

“ball hog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20hog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ball hog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20hog.

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