Meaning

(slang, countable) A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs..

Definitions by Sense

1. (slang, countable) A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs.
2. (slang, countable) Coffee with espresso.
3. (baseball, countable) A fastball.
4. (uncountable, sports) A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball.
5. (uncountable, sports) An Egyptian racquet sport.
6. (military, aviation) An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag.
7. (boxing) Synonym of speed bag (“type of punching bag”).
8. (intransitive) To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.

Example Sentences

This being Camden, every passing pisshead and stoner had a theory: bad E, dehydration, alcohol poisoning, probably done a speedball.

His words start to speedball. “Youneedtobestillwhenyou're inthere.”

Word Forms

• speedballs
• speed ball
• speed-ball
• speedballing
• speedballed

Synonyms for speedball

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When Should You Use Speedball?

Use speedball when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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