speedball 🔊 noun Etymology From speed + ball.
7 senses 1 A mixture of heroin and cocaine or sometimes other drugs. 2 Coffee with espresso. 3 A fastball. 4 A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing… 5 An Egyptian racquet sport. 6 An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of… 7 Synonym 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.
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.
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.