paintballn.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪntˌbɔl/,

/ˈpeɪntˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paint n., ball n.¹

Etymology: < paint n. + ball n.¹

Originally U.S.

1. A capsule of brightly coloured paint which bursts on impact, as used in the game of paintball (sense 2).

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] > specific device or piece of equipment

water bomb1898

skyride1913

paintball1984

Zorb1996

geocache2000

waterball2007

1983 Esquire Sept. 34/4 Several players running through the woods..trying to reach checkpoints without being shot by the harmless paint-pellet pistols.]

1984 Smithsonian Feb. 88/1 The best solution, we decided, was to ‘shoot’ the animals with paint balls, and we agreed that the most efficient way to do it was by helicopter.

1988 Survival Weaponry & Techniques Sept. (Suppl.) 3/2 The undergrowth changes colour as a hail of paintballs cut [sic] through the leaves.

2000 N.Y. Press 5 Apr. ii. 19/2 I..found the SWAT team kicking down the front door as glass began to shatter from paintballs going through windows at 200 feet per second.

2. A war game in which participants use weapons that fire paint capsules, with any competitor marked by the paint being eliminated from the game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun]

swinging1610

shuggie-shue1653

bilboquet1743

kite-flying1804

cup and ball1836

kittly-benders1854

cakewalk1863

mudlarking1888

pogo1921

pogoing1921

yo-yo1932

waterball1950

laugher1973

karaoke1977

bouncy castle1986

paintball1987

bouncing castle1988

paintballing1989

zorbing1996

1987 Whole Earth Rev. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 78 The game that I had been playing goes by many names—the War Game, the Survival Game,..Pursuit, Skirmish, Strategy, and—most innocently—Paintball.

1988 T. McGinley et al. Paintball Players Handbk. 7 In just two short years, the sport of paintball has become America's fastest growing new form of recreation activity.

1992 Independent 4 May 2/7 He feared commercial owners would use the wood for pheasant rearing... Other threats included paintball games and motorcycling, he said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paintball
释义	paintballn. Brit. /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈpeɪntˌbɔl/, /ˈpeɪntˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paint n., ball n.¹ Etymology: < paint n. + ball n.¹ Originally U.S. 1. A capsule of brightly coloured paint which bursts on impact, as used in the game of paintball (sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] > specific device or piece of equipment water bomb1898 skyride1913 paintball1984 Zorb1996 geocache2000 waterball2007 1983 Esquire Sept. 34/4 Several players running through the woods..trying to reach checkpoints without being shot by the harmless paint-pellet pistols.] 1984 Smithsonian Feb. 88/1 The best solution, we decided, was to ‘shoot’ the animals with paint balls, and we agreed that the most efficient way to do it was by helicopter. 1988 Survival Weaponry & Techniques Sept. (Suppl.) 3/2 The undergrowth changes colour as a hail of paintballs cut [sic] through the leaves. 2000 N.Y. Press 5 Apr. ii. 19/2 I..found the SWAT team kicking down the front door as glass began to shatter from paintballs going through windows at 200 feet per second. 2. A war game in which participants use weapons that fire paint capsules, with any competitor marked by the paint being eliminated from the game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] swinging1610 shuggie-shue1653 bilboquet1743 kite-flying1804 cup and ball1836 kittly-benders1854 cakewalk1863 mudlarking1888 pogo1921 pogoing1921 yo-yo1932 waterball1950 laugher1973 karaoke1977 bouncy castle1986 paintball1987 bouncing castle1988 paintballing1989 zorbing1996 1987 Whole Earth Rev. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 78 The game that I had been playing goes by many names—the War Game, the Survival Game,..Pursuit, Skirmish, Strategy, and—most innocently—Paintball. 1988 T. McGinley et al. Paintball Players Handbk. 7 In just two short years, the sport of paintball has become America's fastest growing new form of recreation activity. 1992 Independent 4 May 2/7 He feared commercial owners would use the wood for pheasant rearing... Other threats included paintball games and motorcycling, he said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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