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shortball 

This phrase comes from cricket terminology. In cricket, a shortball is a fast, rising delivery that causes discomfort to the batsman, and can sometimes result in an injury from being struck by the ball.

In social situations, a short ball can be most loosely defined as anything that causes annoyance, discomfort, or rejection.

Sometimes, when saying "Shortball!', people use an accompanying hand action as if to fend the ball away from their chin, similar to a batsman in cricket. Experienced shortballers sometimes only perform the hand action without saying the word, or just abbreviate the phrase to "Short!"
1: "Hey mate, are you coming to the pub tonight?"
2: "No mate, I have to watch some paint dry at my house"
1: "Shortball there"

1: "Dude, I got locked outside and had to sleep in the snow!"
2: "Shortball there"

1: "So I got back to her place, and she just wanted to watch movies and talk about feelings!"
2: "Shortball"
shortball by hammo1405 March 4, 2011
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shortball 

1) A short pass of a rugby ball
2) To give an object to someone else
3) To depart or go somewhere
4) To play something by ear
5) A general manly expression often pronounced "ughhhh"
"Shortball the T-sauce"
"Shall we shortball to the pub?"
"Just shortball it"
"Im going to shortball a doz"
shortball by Ashwath July 14, 2006

sportsball 

a term used sarcastically by non-sports fans to show that they don't know or care that much about sports.
person 1: hey man, did you see the soccer game last night?
person 2: nah man I don't watch sportsball

Shirtballs 

When a person is wearing a unfavorably tight shirt forcing their belly to protrude over their trousers, similar to a pair of dangling balls.
"Pardon me, sir... Seems as if your Shirtballs have slipped out again..."
Shirtballs by Racer XXX February 3, 2019

Scartball 

Scartball is a sport invented in the late 90s in Boone, North Carolina. The Scartball in question is a Wal-Mart toy-section style fun-ball, usually found in those giant bins with shrek or barbie or something on them. Scartball is played on a tennis (scartball) court. The use of hands is not allowed, although the use of whiskey is encouraged. Games are played to 11, and you must win by 2 points.
Let's head up to the swim complex and bust out some scartball.
Scartball by Rgasm May 2, 2009

softballer 

A girl, usually between ages 12 and 21, who is obsessed with softball. plays at least twice a week, often rejects invitations to hang out because of softball.
girl A: Hey wanna sleep over my house on friday night? theres gunna be mad weed and my parents won't be home.
girl B: can't, sorry, i have a softball tournament all weekend. i'm a go hard softballer.
softballer by SoftballFreak April 28, 2011

suck a softball through a straw 

Used to define a girl (or guy) who is so experienced in sucking, it is supposed that she/he could suck anything
That bitch could suck a softball through a straw
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