Definitions

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  • noun Alternative spelling of racquetball.

Etymologies

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From racket + ball.

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Examples

  • Just like these studio jerks who think they have it hard sitting at their desks on the phone all day in between racketball, massages, and happy hour and then try to tell the people who do the actual work how to do what they already know how to do.

    David Fincher in Page Six | /Film 2008

  • I used to play racketball with a man who lost his foot.

    Diabetes Details 8: The Damage jimhines 2010

  • The day they resumed their regular racketball game, Mr. Ullman hit Mr. Winkler who had ducked behind him with his racket and gave him a black eye.

    Three Who Thrived After Early Gaffes 2010

  • I used to play racketball with a man who lost his foot.

    Diabetes Details 8: The Damage jimhines 2010

  • I know people who eat healthy and play high-intensity racketball for 2-3 hours a night, 3-5 nights a week, but are heavier than me.

    Lincoln U’s Big Fat Fail jimhines 2009

  • Pickens had been an intense basketball then racketball player, which meant speed, fast breaks, unexpected moves, quick reflexes, and constant improvisation.

    The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

  • The speed of tennis and racketball and pingpong is very fast compared to badminton (at least beginner badminton, whatever those pro people do is thier business) but the director was saying he was thinking of getting SLOW birdies (which move even slower) for more of the beginner doubles.

    10 easy steps to starting wheelchair badminton, and why you should! Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • Niederhoffer, also a master tennis and racketball player, has a squash court at his Connecticut estate.

    The First Daughter of Squash: Alex Beam Beam, Alex 2008

  • Pickens had been an intense basketball then racketball player, which meant speed, fast breaks, unexpected moves, quick reflexes, and constant improvisation.

    The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

  • It doesn't have the placards explaining the research and it's filmed in a racketball court.

    From Gonzolabs . . . Walter Jon Williams 2008

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