spitball

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spitball

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From spit + ball.

noun spitballs

A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw.

verb spitballs · spitballing · spitballed

To moisten the ball with saliva before pitching it.
figuratively To brainstorm ideas. Maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, maybe, we have a responsibility as officers to train Santiago.

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@misc{spitball_2026,
  title = {spitball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spitball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}