meatball
/ˈmiːtbɔːl/
noun
- A small ball of ground meat, often mixed with breadcrumbs and spices, usually cooked in sauce.
- We added meatballs to the soup for extra protein.
- She served spaghetti with homemade meatballs for dinner.
- The chef rolled the meatballs by hand before baking them.
- A stupid or clumsy person (informal, mildly insulting).
- Don't be such a meatball — you forgot your keys again.
- He tripped over his own feet like a total meatball.
- Only a meatball would try to fix a computer with a hammer.