Meanings
- colloquialuncountableKnowledge or intelligence regarding a ball sport, especially as a commentator.
- InternetbroadlyuncountableKnowledge or intelligence regarding a certain topic.
Origin
From know ball (verb phrase, by analogy with know : knowledge). By surface analysis, ball + knowledge.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
ball knowledge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20knowledge
“ball knowledge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20knowledge. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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