Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sloshball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slosh-ball
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drinking game resembling softball or kickball but with players having to drink beer from a keg when passing a base.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Those frolicking in Vancouver's recreational areas shouldn't be surprised to end up in the middle of a rather messy sloshball game or ultimate Frisbee tournament; Vancouverites tend to leave their big-city attitudes at home."
"Put a pub crawl together with your BFFs, do sake bombs while you wail your heart out at a karaoke bar, play some sloshball with your friends in the park."
"Occasionally you would get a perfect summer day where you could enjoy a sloshball game (beer at each base) until nine in the evening, when it got too dark to catch fly balls."

Etymology

From slosh + ball.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sloshball mean?: A drinking game resembling softball or kickball but with players having to drink beer from a keg when passing a base.
Where does sloshball come from?: From slosh + ball.

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