airball

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Definition of airball in English English dictionary

A shot which misses the backboard, rim and net entirely

As soon as the shot left his hands, the crowd yelled Airball!.

Etymology

() *from air + ball *The first recorded use of the "airball" chant was on February 24, 1979, during a college basketball game between the Duke University Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tarheels after the Tarheel player Rich Yonakor took a shot which missed the rim.