dodgeball

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dodgeball

  • /ˈdɒd͡ʒˌbɔl/

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From dodge + ball.

noun dodgeballs · dodge ball

  1. countable, uncountable A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.

    Similar: touch the body

  2. countable, uncountable The ball thrown in this sport.

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noun a sport

Españolbalón prisionero
한국어피구 pigu
日本語ドッジボール dojjibōru, 避球 hikyū
中文躲避球 duǒbìqiú
Portuguêsqueimada, mata
Françaisballe aux prisonniers, ballon-chasseur
DeutschVölkerball
Ελληνικάμήλα míla
Русскийвышиба́лы vyšibály, доджбо́л dodžból

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@misc{dodgeball_2026,
  title = {dodgeball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dodgeball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}