fuzzball

English

Etymology

fuzz +‎ ball

Noun

fuzzball (countable and uncountable, plural fuzzballs)

1. (countable) Any soft, fuzzy creature.
   • 2009, Johannah Haney, Ferrets, page 7:

     Ferrets can be very entertaining little fuzzballs, but keeping a ferret as a pet is also a big responsibility.

2. (countable, astronomy) A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory.
3. (countable) A puffball.
4. (uncountable) An informal American street game resembling baseball.

Alternate forms

• fuzzy-ball