spitball
noun [C] /ˈspɪt.bɔːl/
/-bɑːl/ USDefinition
› a piece of paper that has been chewed and then rolled into a ball to be thrown or shot at someonePaper Children's games
(Definition of spitball noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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