Airball Definition

noun

(basketball) A shot which misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.

As soon as the shot left his hands, the crowd yelled "Airball!"
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Other Word Forms of Airball

Noun

Singular:
airball
Plural:
airballs

Origin of Airball

  • The first recorded use of the "airball" chant was on February 24, 1979, during a college basketball game between the Duke University Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tarholes after the Tarhole player Rich Yonakor took a shot which missed the rim.

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  • from air + ball

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