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noun
A malapropism, mixed metaphor or other humorous misspeaking, especially in sports commentary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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History
From Coleman + balls (“nonsense”), from the football commentator David Coleman. Originally the title of a column in Private Eye magazine collecting mistakes in sports commentary.
