furball
English
noun
Definitions
- A ball of fur, especially one coughed up by a cat.
- (informal) A particularly furry person or animal.
- (military) A large aerial battle consisting of many fighter aircraft.
Etymology
Compound from English fur + English ball (testicle, round object).
Origin
English
ball
Gloss
testicle, round object
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Calvinball English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- airball English
- antifur English
- babyfur English
- backball English
- ball English
- ball player English
- ball-breaker English
- ball-buster English
- ball-goer English
- ball-like English
- ballache English
- ballbag English
- ballbusting English
- ballcap English
- ballclub English
- ballcock English
- ballcourt English
- baller English
- ballfield English
- ballgag English
- ballgoer English
- ballgown English
- ballhair English
- ballhandler English
- ballhandling English
- ballhawk English
- ballhead English
- balljoint English
- balljuice English
- ballkicker English
- ballless English
- balllike English
- ballmaker English
- ballpark English
- ballplaying English
- ballpoint English
- ballproof English
- ballrace English
- ballroom English
- ballsac English
- ballsack English
- ballstock English
- ballsucker English
- ballyard English
- bandyball English
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- befur English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bodyfur English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deball English
- defur English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- dogfur English
- doughball English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- eyeball English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- fur English
- furbaby English
- furbearer English
- furbearing English
- furdom English
- furfag English
- furfaggotry English
- furfan English
- furkid English
- furkind English
- furless English
- furlike English
- furlined English
- furmeet English
- furry English
- fursuit English
- furtaker English
- furtaking English
- fuzzball English
- ghostball English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- inkball English
- junkball English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- moonball English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pinball English
- pithball English
- playball English
- preball English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- sandball English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- shitball English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- slamball English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smut-ball English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- stage ball English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- superball English
- swingball English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- tetherball English
- throwball English
- towball English
- townball English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- underfur English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- bola gato Portuguese
- ファー Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- furre Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- เฟอร์ Thai
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- ibhola Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- fur
- ball
- defur
- furry
- befur
- Q-ball
- furkid
- unball
- baller
- dogfur
- furdom
- furfag
- furfan
- deball
- eyeball
- matball
- myoball
- boxball
- antifur
- nonball
- preball
- gumball
- wogball
- hipball
- towball
- ballsac
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- furless
- fursuit
- bodyfur
- babyfur
- pinball
- flyball
- furmeet
- oddball
- furbaby
- uniball
- bollock
- eggball
- furlike
- ballbag
- earball
- furkind
- mudball
- airball
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- nutball
- patball
- ballcap
- crudball
- blowball
- mushball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- underfur
- ballpark
- pukeball
- slowball
- sootball
- caneball
- fuzzball
- furtaker
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- highball
- junkball
- muskball
- sandball
- fourball
- scumball
- kickball
- dirtball
- slamball
- furlined
- pushball
- fistball
- onballer
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- lardball
- dungball
- ballyard
- fuckball
- trapball
- sourball
- wireball
- turdball
- ballless
- townball
- hairball
- mothball
- playball
- moorball
- ballroom
- woodball
- wallball
- roofball
- fireball
- hardball
- beanball
- metaball
- freeball
- korfball
- bow ball
- meatball
- cornball
- fishball
- ballclub
- snotball
- dustball
- balllike
- flagball
- motoball
- puffball
- gyroball
- baseball
- nanoball
- ballgown
- heelball
- ballsack
- ballhead
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- moonball
- ballcock
- backball
- softball
- screwball
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- furbearer
- wash-ball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- woodsball
- blackball
- stickball
- paintball
- ballfield
- brainball
- smut-ball
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- tape ball
- catchball
- stoopball
- broomball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- smokeball
- multiball
- superball
- Moneyball
- ballstock
- throwball
- roundball
- slushball
- bunnyball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- dodgeball
- furtaking
- floorball
- ghostball
- scuffball
- ballcourt
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- nerf ball
- slimeball
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- swingball
- punchball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- kittenball
- bucketball
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- carpetball
- pickleball
- ballsucker
- physioball
- rollerball
- scruffball
- volleyball
- flash-ball
- stage ball
- sportsball
- eight-ball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- murderball
- tunnelball
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- cannonball
- racketball
- butterball
- disco ball
- furbearing
- sleazeball
- niggerball
- lawyerball
- cheeseball
- basketball
- glitterball
- flutterball
- ball-buster
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- furfaggotry
- ballplaying
- skittleball
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- ball player
- bladderball
- racquetball
- trackerball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- washing ball
- rubber ball blast grenade