gutter ball

noun

1. a bowling ball that is rolled into one of the gutters and does not hit any pins.

Example Sentences

“We threw a gutter ball, basically, down the middle,” said Lovullo, who elected not to intentionally walk Seager.

From Washington Times

I was teasing John Mark about the bowling thunder, but I gotta admit, I really do love this—the balls whizzing down the oiled wooden lanes, the sound of the pins falling, and the cheers or groans of folks who got that strike or ended up with a gutter ball.

From Literature

Both the line and the character, but little else that made the 1998 Coen brother’ film a cult comic masterpiece, has been resurrected for “The Jesus Rolls,” a gutter ball of a sophomoric, white middle-age male sex farce fantasy that quickly wears out an already tenuous welcome.

From Los Angeles Times

The Pac-12 Conference didn't put a team in the College Football Playoff last season and was one loss away from throwing a gutter ball when it went bowling.

From Los Angeles Times

McLaughlin was winning and told Bland that if the coach rolled a gutter ball, McLaughlin would commit to USC.

From Los Angeles Times