underground handball

noun

A handball which is deliberately bounced on the ground before reaching one's teammate, instead of being passed directly as is typical.

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noununderground handball (plural underground handballs)

plural underground handballs

  1. Australian rules footballA handball which is deliberately bounced on the ground before reaching one's teammate, instead of being passed directly as is typical.

    He did this underground handball where the pack came at him and he slipped the handball underneath and I specifically remember going to him at quarter time and saying, 'That was really impressive'.

    2019 August 10, Sarah Olle, quoting Kinnear Beatson, “AFL 2019: The moment Kinnear Beatson knew James Bell had the skills to make it at AFL level”, in Fox Footy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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