party ball
n.— «In State College, beer distributor W.R. Hickey is auctioning a Budweiser Party Ball.» —“Pennsylvania-Based Internet Auction Site Targets College Students” by David DeKok Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Feb. 4, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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