quidditch
1 synonym for quidditch, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An imaginary sport in which two teams of seven players fly on broomsticks, using four balls and aiming at six raised, ring-shaped goals.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
quadball
Etymology
Coined by British author J. K. Rowling in her 1997 book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In Quidditch Through the Ages, Rowling gives some etymological information, hinting that the word evolved from Queerditch (compound of queer + ditch), with some spelling variation as would be expected in real life Middle E...
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