boxball
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of various informal ball games or sports played with boxes, or in a box-shaped court.
Etymology
Compound from English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch) + 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
- abox English
- airball English
- airbox English
- autobox English
- axlebox English
- backball English
- backbox 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
- bandbox English
- bandyball English
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- beatbox English
- bedbox English
- birdbox English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- box English
- box kick English
- box-like English
- boxable English
- boxaerobics English
- boxboard English
- boxcar English
- boxcutter English
- boxen English
- boxer English
- boxfish English
- boxful English
- boxholder English
- boxing English
- boxkeeper English
- boxless English
- boxlike English
- boxload English
- boxlock English
- boxman English
- boxology English
- boxout English
- boxroom English
- boxthorn English
- boxtop English
- boxwalker English
- boxwalla English
- boxwallah English
- boxwise English
- boxwood English
- boxy English
- brainball English
- brainbox English
- breadbox English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- cakebox English
- cambox English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- cashbox English
- catchball English
- chatbox English
- chatterbox English
- checkbox English
- cheeseball English
- cheesebox English
- chumbox English
- coachbox English
- coalbox English
- coinbox English
- coolbox English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- cox box English
- crackerbox English
- crudball English
- cryobox English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- databox English
- deathbox English
- deball English
- dicebox English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dragbox English
- dropbox English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- econobox English
- eggball English
- eggbox English
- eight-ball English
- embox English
- endbox English
- euboxic English
- eyeball English
- farebox English
- feedbox English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- firebox English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- footbox English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- funbox English
- furball English
- fusebox English
- fuzzball English
- gearbox English
- ghostball English
- giftbox English
- glitterball English
- glove box English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goalbox English
- gogglebox English
- goofball English
- grassbox English
- greaseball English
- groovebox English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- hatbox English
- haybox English
- headbox English
- heelball English
- hellbox English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hitbox English
- homeobox English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- horsebox English
- hotbox English
- hugbox English
- hyperball English
- hyperbox English
- iceball English
- icebox English
- idiot box English
- imbox English
- inbox English
- infobox English
- inkball English
- jambox English
- jawbox English
- jukebox English
- junkball English
- junkbox English
- kickball English
- kickbox English
- kittenball English
- knowledge-box English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- letterbox English
- lick-box English
- lightbox English
- lipobox English
- lockbox English
- luckbox English
- lunchbox English
- mailbox English
- matball English
- matchbox English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- middlebox English
- milkbox English
- minibox English
- misbox 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
- newsbox English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- omnibox English
- onballer English
- paddleball English
- paddlebox English
- paintball English
- paintbox English
- patball English
- pegbox English
- pepperbox English
- phonebox English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pillbox English
- pinball English
- pithball English
- playball English
- playbox English
- poke box English
- post box English
- prattlebox English
- preball English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- rasabox English
- rattlebox English
- rebox English
- rhizobox English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- roofbox English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- safebox English
- saltbox English
- sandball English
- sandbox English
- saucebox English
- scorebox English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- seatbox English
- seedbox English
- shatterbox English
- shitball English
- shitbox English
- shoebox English
- shoutbox English
- sidebox English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- skybox English
- slamball English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- slushbox English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smokebox English
- smut-ball English
- sneakbox English
- snotball English
- snotbox English
- snowball English
- snuffbox English
- soapbox English
- softball English
- softbox English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spicebox English
- spinbox English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- spitbox English
- sportsball English
- squeeze box English
- squeezebox English
- stage ball English
- startbox English
- stashbox English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stompbox English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- strongbox English
- superball English
- sweatbox English
- sweetbox English
- swingball English
- switchbox English
- tacklebox English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- teabox English
- teebox English
- tetherball English
- thermobox English
- throwball English
- throwbox English
- thunderbox English
- ticky box English
- timebox English
- tinderbox English
- toe box English
- toebox English
- toolbox English
- touchbox English
- towball English
- townball English
- toybox English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- trashbox English
- tuckerbox English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- unbox English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- userbox English
- voicebox English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wallbox English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- watchbox English
- winebox English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodbox English
- woodsball English
- workbox English
- Box German
- Givebox German
- boxen German
- boksz Hungarian
- box Italian
- boks Dutch, Flemish
- boksen Dutch, Flemish
- box Dutch, Flemish
- box French
- boxe French
- boxer French
- бокс Russian
- box Spanish, Castilian
- boks Norwegian Bokmål
- bokse Norwegian Bokmål
- bola gato Portuguese
- box Portuguese
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- ボックス Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- boks Polish
- boks Norwegian Nynorsk
- bokse Norwegian Nynorsk
- box Old English
- bal Middle English
- box Middle English
- bosca Irish
- बकस Hindi
- बक्सा Hindi
- باکس Persian
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- bocsio Welsh
- boxar Ido
- boks Afrikaans
- bocsaig Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bosc Norman
- boxer Norman
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- boksi Swahili
- 박스 Korean
- ibhokisi Zulu
- ibhola Zulu
- بکس Urdu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhokisi Xhosa
- ibhola Xhosa
- bokis Tok Pisin
- ibhola Swati
- libhokisi Swati
- Bax Pennsylvania German
- boks Crimean Tatar
- bal Hausa
- बाकस Nepali
- bhokisi Shona
- ibhokisi North Ndebele
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- बकस Rajasthani
- baakas Fiji Hindi
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- box
- boxy
- abox
- ball
- embox
- rebox
- boxer
- inbox
- boxen
- imbox
- unbox
- toebox
- hitbox
- boxful
- boxtop
- boxman
- unball
- eggbox
- icebox
- jawbox
- airbox
- baller
- funbox
- boxing
- boxout
- bedbox
- haybox
- Q-ball
- skybox
- endbox
- boxcar
- misbox
- cambox
- hugbox
- teebox
- teabox
- deball
- pegbox
- hotbox
- hatbox
- jambox
- toybox
- feedbox
- eyeball
- firebox
- matball
- bandbox
- luckbox
- axlebox
- nonball
- boxless
- databox
- boxwood
- gumball
- farebox
- roofbox
- hipball
- hellbox
- backbox
- ballsac
- inkball
- junkbox
- ballgag
- netball
- jukebox
- woodbox
- spitbox
- boxload
- furball
- seedbox
- wallbox
- fusebox
- shoebox
- soapbox
- birdbox
- boxroom
- playbox
- softbox
- snotbox
- boxable
- workbox
- rasabox
- spinbox
- cashbox
- uniball
- bollock
- infobox
- dragbox
- dicebox
- earball
- saltbox
- boxlike
- mudball
- chatbox
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- autobox
- cryobox
- coolbox
- patball
- lipobox
- boxwise
- beatbox
- gearbox
- coinbox
- myoball
- omnibox
- dropbox
- preball
- coalbox
- boxfish
- wogball
- towball
- chumbox
- headbox
- sandbox
- lockbox
- euboxic
- shitbox
- milkbox
- winebox
- cakebox
- footbox
- pinball
- goalbox
- flyball
- toe box
- giftbox
- newsbox
- oddball
- eggball
- pillbox
- ballbag
- seatbox
- mailbox
- userbox
- airball
- minibox
- boxlock
- cox box
- timebox
- kickbox
- nutball
- sidebox
- ballcap
- toolbox
- safebox
- mushball
- homeobox
- pukeball
- shoutbox
- sootball
- lunchbox
- fuzzball
- sweatbox
- grassbox
- highball
- junkball
- fourball
- horsebox
- scumball
- kickball
- dirtball
- matchbox
- brainbox
- paintbox
- box kick
- onballer
- econobox
- smokebox
- dungball
- ballyard
- sneakbox
- fuckball
- sourball
- boxwalla
- snuffbox
- turdball
- phonebox
- townball
- playball
- sweetbox
- moorball
- ballroom
- wallball
- hardball
- metaball
- touchbox
- freeball
- bow ball
- meatball
- fishball
- dustball
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- ballgown
- ballsack
- boxboard
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- breadbox
- ballcock
- softball
- crudball
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- throwbox
- slowball
- caneball
- poke box
- forkball
- lightbox
- ballhair
- snowball
- lick-box
- startbox
- muskball
- trashbox
- sandball
- stashbox
- slamball
- pushball
- coachbox
- spicebox
- fistball
- slushbox
- voicebox
- scorebox
- stompbox
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- boxology
- lardball
- hyperbox
- box-like
- trapball
- wireball
- saucebox
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- woodball
- roofball
- fireball
- beanball
- korfball
- cornball
- ballclub
- snotball
- balllike
- post box
- boxthorn
- puffball
- watchbox
- rhizobox
- heelball
- ballhead
- deathbox
- checkbox
- moonball
- backball
- screwball
- wash-ball
- blackball
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- boxcutter
- strongbox
- tape ball
- paddlebox
- broomball
- smokeball
- Moneyball
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- dodgeball
- scuffball
- tacklebox
- smallball
- pepperbox
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- slimeball
- swingball
- boxwallah
- balljoint
- gogglebox
- trackball
- bandyball
- ball-like
- middlebox
- woodsball
- ballmaker
- stickball
- tinderbox
- ballfield
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- groovebox
- letterbox
- catchball
- stoopball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- boxholder
- stinkball
- sloshball
- boxkeeper
- thermobox
- multiball
- superball
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- cheesebox
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- tuckerbox
- ticky box
- ballcourt
- nerf ball
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- rattlebox
- punchball
- switchbox
- glove box
- beachball
- idiot box
- boxwalker
- uniballer
- squeezebox
- buttonball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- greaseball
- Polandball
- thunderbox
- pickleball
- prattlebox
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- crackerbox
- murderball
- tunnelball
- cannonball
- chatterbox
- racketball
- shatterbox
- lawyerball
- basketball
- bucketball
- carpetball
- ballsucker
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- sportsball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- butterball
- disco ball
- sleazeball
- niggerball
- cheeseball
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- squeeze box
- skittleball
- ball player
- boxaerobics
- racquetball
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- bladderball
- trackerball
- washing ball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- knowledge-box
- rubber ball blast grenade