dirty snowball

noun

A comet whose nucleus is composed of an amalgamation of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases.

Meanings

noundirty snowball (plural dirty snowballs)

plural dirty snowballs

  1. informalA comet whose nucleus is composed of an amalgamation of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases.
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Chicago

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