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    [Verb]  | "air*ball" | \ ˈer-ˌbȯl \


    1: to completely miss the rim and backboard with a shot : to shoot an air ball


    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Noun]  | "air ball" 


    1: a shot that completely misses the rim and backboard


    Origin: 1967 ;

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     [ "airball" ]

    1: 1) A shot in the game of basketball that does not make contact with the goal.

      * e.g.,  ... Kobe Bryant hoisted up a three-pointer but it was a total airball. 


     [ "airball" ]

    2: 2) A word chanted by basketball spectators when a player fires a horribly errant shot.

      * e.g.,  ... The Arizona State player tossed up a horrible shot, and the crowd chanted, "AIRBALL! AIRBALL!" 

     [ "airball" ]

    1: a type of paintball play. A field with inflatable bunkers for paintball games.

      * e.g.,  ... I went paintballing over the weekend, and there was an airball field to play on. 

     [ "airball" ]

    1: to miss out, not show up, or not partake in an event, regardless of reason.

      * e.g.,  ... dude you airballed the party on saturday! 

     [ "airballism" ]

    1: When someone airballs every single shot in basketball, he represents airballism

      * e.g.,  ... A airballs a shot 


     [ "airballism" ]

    2: (An airball is when the basketball shot doesn't touch the rim)

      * e.g.,  ... B Wow, are you the official representative of airballism? 


     [ "airballism" ]

    3: Synonyms include Airballivity Airballness

     [ "Airball" ]

    1: A term used to describe a sent text message with no reply, usually in regards to the attempted courting of a female.

      * e.g.,  ... Jay: Yo did you text that broad? 

     [ "Airball" ]

    1: When someone attempts to make a funny joke and it is not funny

      * e.g.,  ... *bad joke* 

     [ "Airball" ]

    1: Nickname of basketball player Lonzo Ball

      * e.g.,  ... Stop playing like Airball 

     [ "Admiral Airball" ]

    1: Basically Ziyad. Ziyad can't make a shot for his life. my friend will beat him in 1 v 1 easy

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see Admiral Airball shoot 23 airballs in a row yesterday? Yeah bro, it's Ziyad. 

     [ "airball dunk" ]

    1: When you jump up for a dunk and miss the rim completely.

      * e.g.,  ... "That's like an airball dunk! That's like a dunk with no rim!" 

     [ "Airball Allen" ]

    1: A total fail. He shoots threes even though he can't hit a lay up. In the proccess he totally fails and schools the air.

      * e.g.,  ... Airball Allen taught that air how to not make a shot. 

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