noun
quidditch
Quidditch (noun) means an imaginary sport in which two teams of seven players fly on broomsticks, using four balls and aiming at six raised, ring-shaped goals.
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An imaginary sport in which two teams of seven players fly on broomsticks, using four balls and aiming at six raised, ring-shaped goals.
"Turn to the south, and you see the Central Acropolis, a five-story palace where the nobles might have sat to watch plaza ceremonies or the famous Quidditch-like Mayan ball games."
— Ethan Todras-Whitehill, In Tikal, Temples in the Mist (2007)
"Eton’s playing fields are famous, not least because of the Eton Field Game. It’s played only there. It’s sort of like Quidditch for real people."
— Brooks Barnes, Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me! (2010)
"Whichever team gets Yegor holds the edge. This is like Quidditch in hell."
— Roger Ebert, Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007 (2007)
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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 English, namely Kwidditch, Kweerditch.
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quadball
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What is the meaning of quidditch?
"quidditch" (noun) means an imaginary sport in which two teams of seven players fly on broomsticks, using four balls and aiming at six raised, ring-shaped goals.
What is another word for quidditch?
Other words for "quidditch" include quadball.
