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Definition of Colemanballs noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Colemanballs

noun
 
/ˈkəʊlmənbɔːlz/
 
/ˈkəʊlmənbɔːlz/
[plural] (British English)
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  1. the funny things that people, especially sports commentators sometimes say by mistake when they are excited and speaking fast. The word was invented by the magazine Private Eye and named after David Coleman (1926-2013), who often made this type of mistake. It was the title of the magazine's regular list of the funniest examples.He just can't believe what isn't happening to him!David Coleman
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