perfume ball

noun

perfume ball

noun

Etymology From the idea that the ball passes close enough for the batter to smell it.

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Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang A bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.

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