Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haramball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: haram-ball
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.

Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of haramball.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: parking the bus, catenaccio"
"Just when you think LaLiga is infested with “park the bus” teams, wait for next season. Burgos CF currently lead the Segunda and they’ve taken haramball to the next level. Conceded only 3 goals in 14 games. At some point they had 133 shots against without conceding a single goal."

Etymology

From haram + -ball.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: haram

Usage

Synonyms

anti-football terrorist ball parking the bus catenaccio

Questions

What does haramball mean?: A highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.
Where does haramball come from?: From haram + -ball.

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