Dodgeball
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- proper noun
- /ˈdɒdʒbɔːl/
- By the power vested in me, l declare the winner of this year's Dodgeball Regional Qualifying Tournament and Grammar Jamboree to be Average Joe's Gym.
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Watch on YouTubeSo when I was working at Innovative, I, Joel Moore had just come off the success of dodgeball.
- So when I was working at Innovative, I, Joel Moore had just come off the success of dodgeball.
Examples
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The activities most prevalent for Grades K-4 for School of Physical Education majors were Running/Track, Dodgeball, Basketball, and Parachutes.
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On behalf of the American Dodgeball Association of America, it is my honour to present to you this cheque for $50,000.
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The first time I saw Dodgeball, I laughed so hard that I cried...
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That's the American Dodgeball Association of America.
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To the tournament floor we go, for the sceptre presentation from the Dodgeball Chancellor.
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Hello, everybody, and welcome to this year's Las Vegas lnternational Dodgeball Open brought to you exclusively here on ESPN8 - the ''Ocho''.
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Similarly, the most prevalent activities for Grades K-4 for non-School of Physical Education majors were Running/Track, Dodgeball, Basketball, and Fitness Testing.
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Live from Las Vegas, it's the Las Vegas lnternational Dodgeball Open here on ESPN8 - the ''Ocho'' - bringing you the finest in seldom-seen sports from around the globe since 1999.
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For the last several weeks, our friends over at Baltimore Sports Report have been doing a very fun little exercise where they choose the cast for "Buckyball: A True Underdog Story" (like Dodgeball), a movie that documents the Baltimore Orioles' amazing 2012 season.
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The 2004 film Dodgeball features a quirky underdog team fighting for victory against their rivals.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dodgeball comes from the two simple words dodge ('to move quickly to avoid something') and ball ('a round object'). The movie is named after the game where players try to dodge a thrown ball, so the title fits a funny story about an underdog team in a dodgeball tournament.