speedball

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speedball

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From speed + ball.

noun speedballs · speed ball · speed-ball

countable, slang A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs. This being Camden, every passing pisshead and stoner had a theory: bad E, dehydration, alcohol poisoning, probably done a speedball.
Similar: powerball, over and under
countable, slang Coffee with espresso.
countable A fastball.
uncountable A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball.
uncountable An Egyptian racquet sport.
countable, uncountable An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag.
Similar: speed bag
countable, uncountable Synonym of speed bag (“type of punching bag”).
Similar: speed bag

verb speedballs · speedballing · speedballed · speed ball · speed-ball

intransitive To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible. His words start to speedball. “Youneedtobestillwhenyou're inthere.”
intransitive, slang To take heroin and cocaine at the same time.

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@misc{speedball_2026,
  title = {speedball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speedball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}