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wallyball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wally-ball
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fast-paced sport, a version of volleyball played in a racquetball court, where it is legal to hit the ball off of the walls.

Uncountable

noun

The ball used in this sport.

Countable

Etymology

Invented by Joe Garcia in 1979, from wall and volleyball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wallyballs (plural)

Synonyms

rebound volleyball

Questions

What does wallyball mean?
A fast-paced sport, a version of volleyball played in a racquetball court, where it is legal to hit the ball off of the walls.
Where does wallyball come from?
Invented by Joe Garcia in 1979, from wall and volleyball.

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