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  • noun Alternative form of Quidditch.

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Examples

  • A long time ago, I realized that conference panels are often like quidditch, that is to say, a two pronged game that goes on simultaneously.

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2008

  • The game is called "quidditch" and it is a fictional sport from the

    unknown title 2009

  • Quidditch Through the Ages (2001), recounts the history and development of "quidditch," an imaginary sport featured in the Harry Potter series that involves teams of witches and wizards on flying broomsticks.

    unalog 2008

  • My sister and I are huge Harry Potter fans, and while we were walking downtown, we just happened to end up in a field filled with people dressed like witches and wizards watching quidditch matches.

    Emily Thorp: The Quidditch World Cup Starts Today! Emily Thorp 2011

  • My sister and I are huge Harry Potter fans, and while we were walking downtown, we just happened to end up in a field filled with people dressed like witches and wizards watching quidditch matches.

    Emily Thorp: The Quidditch World Cup Starts Today! Emily Thorp 2011

  • As a result, Diane Nelson, the Warner executive who oversaw much of the studio's Harry Potter business, took a more stringent approach to licensing, foregoing souvenirs and fast-food tie-ins for "artifact" products like magic wands, "quidditch" broomsticks and other items that were more closely associated with the world Ms. Rowling created.

    Potter Studio Tries to Keep Profits From Going Poof! Ethan Smith 2011

  • My sister and I are huge Harry Potter fans, and while we were walking downtown, we just happened to end up in a field filled with people dressed like witches and wizards watching quidditch matches.

    Emily Thorp: The Quidditch World Cup Starts Today! Emily Thorp 2011

  • My sister and I are huge Harry Potter fans, and while we were walking downtown, we just happened to end up in a field filled with people dressed like witches and wizards watching quidditch matches.

    Emily Thorp: The Quidditch World Cup Starts Today! Emily Thorp 2011

  • Until last year, I didn't even know that people really played quidditch -- it's a fictional sport in a book about magic.

    Emily Thorp: The Quidditch World Cup Starts Today! Emily Thorp 2011

  • Until last year, I didn't even know that people really played quidditch -- it's a fictional sport in a book about magic.

    Emily Thorp: The Quidditch World Cup Starts Today! Emily Thorp 2011

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  • Quidditch is the equivalent of soccer in the Harry Potter fantasy series. The players fly on broom sticks.

    June 27, 2009