snowball
English
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/, /ˈsnoʊbɔl/, /ˈsnoʊbɑl/
noun
Definitions
- A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.
- A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.
- (figuratively) Something that snowballs (grows rapidly out of control).
- A sex act involving passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to another's.
- (US) A type of ice dessert.
- A type of cake.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English snoweball compound from English snow + 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
- Snowmageddon English
- airball 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
- besnow English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball 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
- desnow English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball 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
- furball 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
- nonsnow 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
- snow English
- snow bike English
- snow panther English
- snow pillow English
- snow plow English
- snow shed English
- snow shower English
- snow tire English
- snow-free English
- snow-white English
- snowballer English
- snowbank English
- snowbase English
- snowbear English
- snowbell English
- snowbelt English
- snowberry English
- snowbird English
- snowblade English
- snowblind English
- snowblink English
- snowblower English
- snowboard English
- snowboot English
- snowbound English
- snowbrush English
- snowbush English
- snowcap English
- snowcapt English
- snowclad English
- snowcock English
- snowcone English
- snowcrete English
- snowcross English
- snowdog English
- snowdome English
- snowdrift English
- snowdrop English
- snower English
- snowest English
- snoweth English
- snowface English
- snowfall English
- snowfield English
- snowfight English
- snowfighter English
- snowfinch English
- snowflake English
- snowfleck English
- snowfolk English
- snowful English
- snowgirl English
- snowgo English
- snowgrass English
- snowgun English
- snowhole English
- snowish English
- snowkid English
- snowkiting English
- snowlady English
- snowless English
- snowlight English
- snowlike English
- snowmachine English
- snowmaking English
- snowman English
- snowmelt English
- snowmeow English
- snowmobile English
- snowologist English
- snowout English
- snowpack English
- snowperson English
- snowpile English
- snowpit English
- snowplane English
- snowplough English
- snowplow English
- snowpocalypse English
- snowprint English
- snowproof English
- snowrut English
- snowscape English
- snowshoe English
- snowshower English
- snowslide English
- snowslip English
- snowsport English
- snowsquall English
- snowstorm English
- snowsuit English
- snowsure English
- snowsurfer English
- snowsurfing English
- snowswept English
- snowthrower English
- snowtime English
- snowtopped English
- snowwear English
- snowwoman English
- snowy 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
- thundersnow English
- towball English
- townball English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- undersnow English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- Ball German
- Schnee German
- Schneeball German
- Schneeballschlacht German
- Schneeballsystem German
- bal Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuw Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbal Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwballen Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwballengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- ball Norwegian Bokmål
- snø Norwegian Bokmål
- snøball Norwegian Bokmål
- snøballkamp Norwegian Bokmål
- snøballkrig Norwegian Bokmål
- bola gato Portuguese
- sinó Portuguese
- boll Swedish
- snö Swedish
- snöboll Swedish
- snöbollskrig Swedish
- ボール Japanese
- ball Norwegian Nynorsk
- snø Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøball Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøballkamp Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøballkrig Norwegian Nynorsk
- bal Middle English
- snow Middle English
- snoweball Middle English
- bold Danish
- sne Danish
- snebold Danish
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- Ball Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéi Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéiball Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- ibhola Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- ސްނޯ Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- ball
- snow
- snowy
- unball
- baller
- snowgo
- desnow
- Q-ball
- snower
- deball
- besnow
- eyeball
- matball
- boxball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- snowman
- ballsac
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- furball
- snowful
- uniball
- bollock
- earball
- mudball
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- patball
- nonsnow
- snowish
- myoball
- preball
- wogball
- towball
- snowest
- snowcap
- snowrut
- snowpit
- pinball
- flyball
- snowgun
- oddball
- eggball
- ballbag
- snoweth
- snowkid
- airball
- snowdog
- nutball
- ballcap
- snowout
- snowgirl
- mushball
- snowwear
- pukeball
- sootball
- fuzzball
- snowbelt
- highball
- junkball
- fourball
- scumball
- kickball
- dirtball
- snowlike
- snowsuit
- snowbush
- snowcapt
- onballer
- snowdome
- snowcone
- dungball
- ballyard
- snowpile
- fuckball
- sourball
- snowlady
- turdball
- townball
- playball
- snowcock
- snowshoe
- moorball
- ballroom
- wallball
- hardball
- metaball
- snowfall
- snowdrop
- snowhole
- freeball
- bow ball
- meatball
- fishball
- snowbase
- dustball
- snowbear
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- ballgown
- snowsure
- snowslip
- ballsack
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- ballcock
- softball
- crudball
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- snowtime
- typeball
- ballpark
- snowpack
- slowball
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowfolk
- muskball
- sandball
- snowless
- snowmeow
- snowface
- slamball
- pushball
- fistball
- snowbird
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- lardball
- trapball
- snowmelt
- wireball
- snowclad
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- snowbank
- woodball
- roofball
- fireball
- beanball
- snowbell
- snowplow
- korfball
- cornball
- ballclub
- snotball
- balllike
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- moonball
- snowboot
- backball
- snowboard
- screwball
- snowdrift
- snow tire
- wash-ball
- blackball
- snowfight
- snowbrush
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- snowplane
- snowbound
- tape ball
- snowberry
- broomball
- snowprint
- smokeball
- Moneyball
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- dodgeball
- scuffball
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- snowstorm
- snowwoman
- slimeball
- swingball
- snowflake
- snow-free
- snowblink
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- snowgrass
- ball-like
- woodsball
- snowscape
- ballmaker
- stickball
- snowslide
- snowlight
- snowcrete
- snowproof
- ballfield
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- undersnow
- snow bike
- snowcross
- snow shed
- snowsport
- snowfinch
- catchball
- stoopball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- multiball
- superball
- ballstock
- snowblind
- slushball
- fieldball
- snowswept
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- ballcourt
- snowblade
- nerf ball
- snowfleck
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- snowfield
- punchball
- beachball
- snow plow
- uniballer
- buttonball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- snowshower
- pickleball
- snowplough
- physioball
- snowblower
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- murderball
- tunnelball
- cannonball
- snowmobile
- snowkiting
- racketball
- lawyerball
- snowperson
- basketball
- bucketball
- snowmaking
- carpetball
- snowballer
- ballsucker
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- sportsball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- tetherball
- snowtopped
- streetball
- Calvinball
- snowsurfer
- butterball
- disco ball
- snow-white
- sleazeball
- snowsquall
- niggerball
- cheeseball
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- snow shower
- skittleball
- ball player
- snowfighter
- racquetball
- thundersnow
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- snow pillow
- snowmachine
- snowthrower
- snowologist
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- bladderball
- snowsurfing
- trackerball
- washing ball
- snow panther
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- Snowmageddon
- snowpocalypse
- rubber ball blast grenade