Handball Definition & Meaning

handball
noun
  1. a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
  2. a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands

"Handball" in song lyrics

See how handball is used in real songs:

  • "I'm smackin' brothers up like Puerto Ricans play handball"
    Lord Finesse — You Know What I'm About
  • "close range, I throws game at your dip like handball"
    Souls of Mischief — 93 'Til Infinity
  • "achenheim truchtersheim handball"
    AOL — AOL

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