Meatball
[meet-bawl] /ˈmitˌbɔl/
noun
1.
a small of ground , especially beef, often mixed with bread crumbs, seasonings, etc., before cooking.
2.
Slang. an awkward, clumsy, or ineffectual person.
/ˈmiːtˌbɔːl/
noun
1.
minced beef, shaped into a ball before cooking
2.
(US & Canadian, slang) a stupid or boring person
n.
1801, from meat + ball (n.1). As an insult to a person, by 1941.
noun
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