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    [Noun]  | "vol*ley" | \ ˈvä-lē \


    1: the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground; also : a return of the ball before it touches the ground

    2: a kick of the ball in soccer before it rebounds

    3: the exchange of the shuttlecock in badminton following the serve


    Origin: 1573 ;

     Middle French volee flight, from voler to fly, from Old French, from Latin volare;

    [Noun]  | "drop volley" 


    1: a drop shot made on a volley in tennis


    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "half volley" 


    1: a stroke of a ball (as in tennis) at the instant it rebounds from the ground


    Origin: 1836 ;

    [Verb]  | "volley" 


    1: to propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground; especially : to hit (a tennis ball) on the volley

    2: to discharge in or as if in a volley

    3: to make a volley; specifically : to volley an object of play (as in tennis)


    Origin: 1591 ;

    [Noun]  | "volley" 


    1: a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once;


      * e.g., " ... surprised by the volley of complaints about cable service in the area "



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     [ "volley" ]

    1: adjective: the opposite of lax

      * e.g.,  ... "that guy is not lax; his is volley." 

     [ "volleys" ]

    1: some kick arse shoes that are cheap as. like converse, but cheaper and a fuckload more comfortable. think A$20 instead of A$60 for the aformentioned converse.

      * e.g.,  ... volleys are so awesome they don't need a definition 

     [ "Volley" ]

    1: A Volley is an individual that can go hyhpy and crunk at the SAME time.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh shit,that ho is a Volley. 


     [ "Volley" ]

    2: This is not for everyone.

      * e.g.,  ... Craig is a Volley. 


     [ "Volley" ]

    3: Only the fortunate can be a Volley.

      * e.g.,  ... Monica says,"VOLLEY"and Craig says,"SIDEKICKsidekick". 


     [ "Volley" ]

    4: Being a Volley is intense.

      * e.g.,  ... Volleys are majorly hyphy. 


     [ "Volley" ]

    5: Please, do not try this at home and do not try being a Volley without parental supervison.


     [ "Volley" ]

    6: Enjoy.

     [ "email volley" ]

    1: When you have a back-and-forth email "conversation" with someone, and each of you keeps adding to the quoted thread with new information. The email go back and forth like a long-lasting volly during a volleyball game.

      * e.g.,  ... "We finally straightened out our misunderstading with an email volley. Of course, if I had just called her, we could have done it in a few seconds." 

     [ "Jumping volley" ]

    1: Karate kicking a ball while jumping and saying "jumping volley"

      * e.g.,  ... Óran did a jumping volley to score the winning goal at the bbq. 

     [ "moon volley" ]

    1: During tennis, when the ball lands on the back white borderline. This is obviously very VERY close to being out and takes alot of skill to do purposely.

      * e.g.,  ... *ball is returned and lands on very edge of the back line* "Moon volley, biatch!" 

     [ "volley back" ]

    1: Slang for "write back," "get back to me," or even "RSVP." Used primarily for written communication.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: Have you been ignoring my texts? 

     [ "Jumping volley" ]

    1: A volley in which includes someone saying jumping volley while jumping and kicking the ball in the air with a karate kick

      * e.g.,  ... Óran scored the winning goal at the bbq cup by performing a jumping volley 

     [ "volley of spoonter" ]

    1: another word for a cumshot.

      * e.g.,  ... I hit Michelle in the eye with my volley of spoonter. 

     [ "Photo-volley" ]

    1: Verb. Through the internet, to send back and forth images between two individuals interested in eachother. Often very revealing pictures of themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... "This guy is soo hot. I've been photo-volleying for like a week now, and I bet he's been joing to like half the pics i sent him." 


     [ "Photo-volley" ]

    2: -Usually with a kiss don't tell policy, without the individuals ever really meeting up to do anything. (perfect for long-distance relationships)

      * e.g.,  ... "I wish she was here right now so we wouldn't have to keep photo-volleying eachother... rrg." 

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