airball

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      Etymology

      • from air + ball
      • The first recorded use of the "airball" chant was on February 24, 1979, during a college basketball game between the Duke University Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tarholes after the Tarhole player Rich Yonakor took a shot which missed the rim.

      Noun

      airball (plural airballs)

      1. (basketball) A shot which misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.
        As soon as the shot left his hands, the crowd yelled "Airball!"

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      Last modified on 16 June 2013, at 13:04