to spitball
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7.8
- verb
- /ˈspɪtˌbɔl/
- Informal
:
proponer ideas
- Let's sit down and spitball some ideas for the new project.
- just spitballing
- spitballing here
- I’m spitballing
So the first day is really just us brainstorming, spitballing ideas, right?
- So the first day is really just us brainstorming, spitballing ideas, right?
- But he started spitballing during this conversation.
Examples
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So the first day is really just us brainstorming, spitballing ideas, right?
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I was just spitballing and I thought...
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I want to spitball something with you.
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We'll spitball this tomorrow, okay? - What the hell are you talking about?
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But I always like to spitball off of your thoughts.
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But he started spitballing during this conversation.
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It's all spitballing at this point.
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Now, I'm just spitballing here, but how about this?
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Oh I've also been spitballing some names.
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Maybe—and I'm just spitballing here—but maybe we as officers have a responsibility to train Santiago.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
134
5.3
To suggest an idea or plan to see people's reaction
39
3.4
To quickly think of many ideas, often with other people
9
4.6
Discuss an idea informally without making a decision
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3.9
To tell someone your ideas to get their feedback and suggestions
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3.9
Discuss ideas informally with other people
How Developed
∞
2.8
∞
3.0
∞
1.6
39
3.4
- Informal
8
7.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spitball A helpful way to remember the verb is to think of it like throwing a quick, rough idea the same way someone would throw a spit + ball in class — you 'throw out' ideas without judging them.