technical foul
noun
basketball
: a foul that is assessed to a player, coach, or team typically for unsportsmanlike conduct (such as arguing with an official or taunting an opponent) and does not usually involve physical contact with an opponent while the ball is in play
called also technical
compare personal foul
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Sarver complained that a Black player on the Golden State Warriors used the N-word during a 106-100 win over the Suns on Oct. 30, 2016, but wasn't hit with a technical foul. 
David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Shaina Pellington and Sam Thomas were forced to the bench with foul issues, Lauren Ware was hit with a technical foul and the Wildcats were forced to dip into their bench with their season hanging in the balance. The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022 Watson and Shabazz each got hit with a technical foul. Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2022 Seconds later, Graves was hit with a technical foul. oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2022 Jahvon Quinerly entered the game at the 16:52 mark before Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams was hit with a technical foul. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022 Then, after the buzzer had sounded and the Panthers were heading into halftime trailing, 40-30, Baldwin was hit with a technical foul. Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2022 With UConn trailing by five, UConn coach Dan Hurley got hit with a technical foul. Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 11 Feb. 2022 Brown threw down a monster slam over Baylor sophomore forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, but was immediately slammed with a technical foul for staring down Tchamwa Tchatchoua. Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021 See More
David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Shaina Pellington and Sam Thomas were forced to the bench with foul issues, Lauren Ware was hit with a technical foul and the Wildcats were forced to dip into their bench with their season hanging in the balance. The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022 Watson and Shabazz each got hit with a technical foul. Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2022 Seconds later, Graves was hit with a technical foul. oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2022 Jahvon Quinerly entered the game at the 16:52 mark before Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams was hit with a technical foul. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022 Then, after the buzzer had sounded and the Panthers were heading into halftime trailing, 40-30, Baldwin was hit with a technical foul. Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2022 With UConn trailing by five, UConn coach Dan Hurley got hit with a technical foul. Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 11 Feb. 2022 Brown threw down a monster slam over Baylor sophomore forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, but was immediately slammed with a technical foul for staring down Tchamwa Tchatchoua. Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above