pickleball
/ˈpɪk(ə)lbɔːl
/noun [mass noun]
An American game resembling tennis, in which players use short-handled bats to hit a perforated plastic ball over a net: residents can play tennis, pickleball, handball, and bocce...
- Remember in summer camp when you got the "honorable mention" badge for some non-sport like archery or rowing or pickleball?
- The event included 1,356 men and women over age 50 competing in 22 sports - from pickleball all the way to rough-and-tumble rugby.
- No matter who's playing, pickleball requires much less power and speed than other racket sports.
Origin
1970s: from pickle + ball1 (the reason is uncertain).
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