murderball

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noun

A team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball.

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quad rugbywheelchair rugbykillerball
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Meanings

nounmurderball (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball.
  2. uncountableWheelchair rugby.

    Synonyms: quad rugby, wheelchair rugby

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWheelchair rugby.

Similar
quad rugbywheelchair rugby
Similar
killerball
Also see
killerballwheelchair rugby

Origin

From murder + ball. * (dodgeball): "murder" as a synonym for being eliminated by being struck by the ball * (wheelchair rugby): "murder" from the aggressive full-contact nature of this ball-based sport

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Translations

Finnish polttopallo
  • polttopallododgeball
French rugby-fauteuil
  • rugby-fauteuilwheelchair rugby
Cite this entry
APA

murderball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderball

MLA

“murderball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murderball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderball.

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