meatball

[ meet-bawl ]
/ ˈmitˌbɔl /

noun

a small ball of ground meat, especially beef, often mixed with bread crumbs, seasonings, etc., before cooking.
Slang. an awkward, clumsy, or ineffectual person.

Origin of meatball

First recorded in 1830–40; meat + ball1

Words nearby meatball

meat wagon, meat-and-potatoes, meat-ax, meatal, meataxe, meatball, meath, meathead, meatman, meato-, meatoplasty

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British Dictionary definitions for meatball

meatball
/ (ˈmiːtˌbɔːl) /

noun

minced beef, shaped into a ball before cooking
US and Canadian slang a stupid or boring person