Meanings
nounroundball (uncountable)
- USslanguncountableThe sport of basketball.
Origin
From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
roundball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundball
MLA
“roundball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundball. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roundball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundball.
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