mushball

English

Etymology 1

mush +‎ ball

Noun

mushball (uncountable)

  1. (sports) A variant of softball with a bigger, softer ball and no gloves or mitts worn by the fielders.
    • 2009 January 31, George Vecsey, “Phillies Pitchers of Old Revel in Past and Present”, in New York Times‎:
      He was just an athletic guy in street clothes playing mushball near the lake.

Etymology 2
  • Coined in JGR Planets Research Article "Storms and the Depletion of Ammonia in Jupiter". Various collaborators.

Noun

mushball (plural mushballs)

  1. A Jovian hailstone consisting of a mix of water and ammonia.
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