freeball
v.— «This same friend freeballed one day…and was forced to wear his denim jeans while running the 440 meter in his gym class.» —“Re: Cats Bloody Cats” by Swag (dl22@cornell.edu) Usenet: alt.tasteless Nov. 7, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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