speedball

noun, verb — 9 senses

speedball

noun

Etymology From speed + ball.

7 senses
  1. 1A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs.
  2. 2Coffee with espresso.
  3. 3A fastball.
  4. 4A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing…
  5. 5An Egyptian racquet sport.
  6. 6An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of…
  7. 7Synonym of speed bag (“type of punching bag”).
1

Slang A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs.

  • This being Camden, every passing pisshead and stoner had a theory: bad E, dehydration, alcohol poisoning, probably done a speedball.2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 233:
2

Slang Coffee with espresso.

3

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A fastball.

4

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball.

5

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports An Egyptian racquet sport.

6

Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, War An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag.

7

Boxing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War Synonym of speed bag (“type of punching bag”).

speedball

verb

Etymology From speed + ball.

1

To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.

  • His words start to speedball. “Youneedtobestillwhenyou're inthere.”2009, Alex Lemon, Happy: A Memoir:
2

Slang To take heroin and cocaine at the same time.

Derived terms
speedballer

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