wallyball

[ wol-ee-bawl, waw-lee- ]

noun

1. a game similar to volleyball played in a walled court so that the ball may be bounced against the walls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wallyball¹

1985–90; blend of wall and volleyball

Example Sentences

He’s 66 but can pass for 20 years younger, a vigorous, athletic, flat-bellied man who not only likes golf, he likes baseball and thinks the national pastime deserves a President’s respect, likes football, plays tennis, dabbles in wallyball, pitches horseshoes with the best.

From Golf Digest

If he had some free time, “he was going to set up a game of wallyball at Camp David,” Mr. Meacham said.

From New York Times

One could argue that such an outsize spa is necessary to combat the effects of the wellness resort’s 50-plus daily class options and activities, including DJ Dance Party; Wallyball; Don’t Worry, Bead Happy; a photography hike; Stretch Express; a drumming circle; a golf clinic; putting; indoor cycling; and cooking classes.

From Washington Post

The rest of the holiday is spent hiking, working out, playing Wallyball and then luxuriating in the Jacuzzi, on the massage table or in a facial chair.

From Time Magazine Archive