furball

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furball

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From fur + ball.

noun furballs

Synonym of hairball; a ball of fur, especially one coughed up by a cat.
Similar: hairball
humorous, informal A particularly furry person or animal. Near-synonyms: fuzzball, fluffball
Similar: fuzzball, fluffball
slang A large, disorganized battle involving many different aircraft (especially fighters) or warships. […]But, as with the furball that had broken out around San Francisco, things escalated once again, as Teruzuki rolled better on her perception check, ambushing Sterett and blowing enough holes in her to force the U.S. destroyer to withdraw.

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noun furry person or animal

Français	boule de poils

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"furball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/furball. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{furball_2026,
  title = {furball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}