quadball
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A co-ed contact ball sport created as a ground-based adaptation of Quidditch, featuring the same positions, balls, and goals as the fictional sport, but with the players clutching broomsticks and a human "snitch runner" carrying the snitch (an autonomous magical device in the Harry Potter novels).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "When elongating a quadball, is it possible to predetermine the new length? I want to make two squished quadballs, one 2 mm smaller than the other along the long axis."
- "The quadball is one of the most versatile primitives in SWID. It works great for most design scenarios. The only downside to using the quadball is the fact it appears spherical when it really is not, and is therefore visually misleading to some users."
- "“This is an important moment in our sport’s history,” said Chris Lau, chair of the IQA board of trustees, in a statement. “We are confident in this step and we look forward to all the new opportunities quadball will bring.”"
- "Major League Quidditch and US Quidditch will now be known as Major League Quadball and US Quadball respectively."
- "Quidditch, the sport of boarding school wizards riding broomsticks in “Harry Potter,” will become “Quadball” to the humans who play the game in real life, its leading organizations said on Tuesday."
- "Love Harry Potter? Then check out the quadball championship that combines elements of rugby, basketball and dodgeball. The MLQ Championship is the league’s signature event"
Etymology
From quad- (“four”) + ball. The sport sense was introduced in 2022 by the International Quadball Association (IQA), formerly the International Quidditch Association, with quad- chosen in reference to the number of balls and positions in the game. The IQA cited concerns over the trademarked status of Quidditch and a wish to distance itself from the "anti-trans positions" of J. K. Rowling.