handball

The game that everyone seems to claim to have been beastly at when they were in Elementary School.

Alan: Damn, I remember in Elementary School, we used to play handball! I was a beast!

Mike: Damn, bro, so I was! I was the best! I would never sit on the bench!

handball by GymTyme December 27, 2010

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Handball

A sport in which players use their hands to hit a small rubber ball against a wall so that it bounces off in such a way that their opponent cannot return it. There are three versions of handball (four-wall, three-wall and one-wall) that can each be played by either two players(singles), three players(cut-throat) or four players(doubles).
The first recorded game of striking a ball with a hand against a wall was in Scotland in 1427, when it was recorded that King James I ordered a cellar window in his palace courtyard blocked up, as it was interfering with his game. In Ireland, the earliest written record of a similar ball game is contained in the town statutes of Galway of 1527, which forbade the playing of ball games against the walls of the town. The first depiction of an Irish form of handball does not appear till 1785. The sport of handball in Ireland was eventually standardized as Gaelic handball.

Playing Handball burns 900 calories a hour.

Handball by Jphandball December 13, 2014

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handball

(Gay) Another term for fisting

He's into some heavy duty shit, like scat and handball.

handball by Anonymous July 7, 2003

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handball

To "delegate" work to others in the workplace/department when you don't want to take responsibility for the possible ramifiactions, or can't be arsed to do the work.

I.e. Mr Bryant is such a handballer

handball by lalalal April 23, 2005