English Explanatory Dictionary

Colemanballs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A malapropism, mixed metaphor or other humorous misspeaking, especially in sports commentary.

Word forms

Colemanballs

Etymology

From Coleman + balls (“nonsense”), from the football commentator David Coleman. Originally the title of a column in Private Eye magazine collecting mistakes in sports commentary.

Synonyms

Yogiism
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