speedball
1 of 2noun
speed·ball ˈspēd-ˌbȯl 
1
slang : a dose of cocaine mixed with heroin or morphine or an amphetamine and usually taken by injection
2
: a game which resembles soccer but in which a ball caught in the air may be passed with the hands and in which a score is made by kicking or heading the ball between the goalposts or by a successful forward pass over the goal line
3
: one that is outstandingly fast
speedball
2 of 2verb
speedballed; speedballing; speedballs
intransitive verb
slang
: to take a speedball especially by injection
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Tanner Bowden, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022 Some 18 months later, the 27-year-old Neo-expressionist master died from a speedball overdose. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 See More
Noun
And like most drugs, this speedball doesn’t come cheap. Tanner Bowden, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022 Some 18 months later, the 27-year-old Neo-expressionist master died from a speedball overdose. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 One of the latest transplant recipients is the 2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a 797-hp speedball of nostalgia and excess. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1970, in the meaning defined above