freeball
v.— «A fight broke out, sending a free-balling man sailing onto the chest of another who was fully clothed.» —“Balls, boobs and beer, oh my!” by Robin Troy Missoula Independent (Mont.) Oct. 2, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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