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.

by Jphandball December 13, 2014

Handball

A team sport popular in Europe especialy in Norway and Sweden.

Person 1: What sport do you play?
Person 2: I play handball.

by Meaningofmeaning May 13, 2019

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.

by Jphandball December 13, 2014

handball

Australian colloquial use, meaning to unilaterally give responsibility for a problem to someone else. Comes from Australian Football, where the "handball" is the fastest legitimate way to dispose the football. The receiving player gets no protection if they receive a handball, they are subject to immediate tackle. Often when players are about to be tackled they desperately handball to a teammate, solving their immediate problem but often putting the receiving player in the same difficulty. Where the receiver is put in physical danger, it is a "hospital handball". Also known as the "hand pass".

Ian didn't want to deal with the difficult project, so he handballed it to me.

by timattrn November 7, 2017

handballing

The art of stuffing your hand and arm into your parteners anus.

similar to fistballing

Note: sitting may cause discomfort after fistballing

Using the powerfull techniques of handballing Bill gently stuffed his fist and arm into Al's secret anal space.

by skin May 20, 2004

handball

A city sport played against a wall with you hards. Probably one of the oldest and greatest games. Played in the U.S. and Ireland, in U.S. mostly in New York City.

Whoa, did u see how he hit that handball?

by Stan April 12, 2006

handball

To pass off work on to another co-worker(s), as to avoid doing any work yourself.

Mike handballed his project to Mark because he was lazy.

by Brentobox88 November 30, 2009