meatball
[
meet
-bawl]
/ˈmitˌbɔl/
noun
1.
a small
ball
of ground
meat
, especially beef, often mixed with bread crumbs, seasonings, etc., before cooking.
2.
Slang.
an awkward, clumsy, or ineffectual person.
Origin
1830-40;
meat
+
ball
1
Examples from the web for
meatball
Coat the top of each
meatball
with the remaining ketchup mixture.
British Dictionary definitions for
meatball
meatball
/
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
/
noun
1.
minced beef, shaped into a ball before cooking
2.
(
US & Canadian
,
slang
) a stupid or boring person
Word Origin and History for
meatball
n.
1801, from
meat
+
ball
(n.1). As an insult to a person, by 1941.
Slang definitions & phrases for
meatball
meatball
noun
A stupid, tedious person; an obnoxious or disgusting person;
creep
,
jerk
: ''How come?'' ''Because he's a meatball''
(1940+)
A signal flag with a black dot on a yellow field
(WWII Navy)
he Japanese flag
(WWII Navy)