perfume ball

noun

A bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.

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Meanings

nounperfume ball (plural perfume balls)

plural perfume balls

  1. slangball gamesA bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.

Origin

From the idea that the ball passes close enough for the batter to smell it.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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