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.
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.
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Disrespectful retort, uttered towards Soccer fans. (Must only be used after Soccer fans refuse to call their sport Soccer)
This usually leads to lesser retort derivatives used by the Soccer fan, such as: Mostly-handball (for real football), Mostly-football (for Soccer), Sometimes-football (for real football), etc...
This usually leads to lesser retort derivatives used by the Soccer fan, such as: Mostly-handball (for real football), Mostly-football (for Soccer), Sometimes-football (for real football), etc...
Dude 1: Dude, you're confusing me. Stop calling that sport football. It's soccer.
Dude 2: The only time you guys use your feet is when it's fourth and 20, whereas in football (soccer), you use your feet all the time!
Dude 1: Dude, that's hypocritical! Your Sometimes-handball goalies are using their hands whenever they can. And don't get me started on throwing the ball in bounds...
Dude 2: Lesser retort derivatives here.
Dude 2: The only time you guys use your feet is when it's fourth and 20, whereas in football (soccer), you use your feet all the time!
Dude 1: Dude, that's hypocritical! Your Sometimes-handball goalies are using their hands whenever they can. And don't get me started on throwing the ball in bounds...
Dude 2: Lesser retort derivatives here.
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johnny : " man, that bitch is sexy ! "
al : " don't even try it, she is an auto handballer. trying to fuck that would be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway "
johnny : " what is auto handballing ? "
al : " she shoves her fists up her shit "
al : " don't even try it, she is an auto handballer. trying to fuck that would be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway "
johnny : " what is auto handballing ? "
al : " she shoves her fists up her shit "
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