Handball (disambiguation)
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Handball is the name of several different sports:
- Team handball, or Olympic/European Handball is a game somewhat similar to association football, but the ball is played with the hand, not the foot.
- American handball, predecessor to Racquetball played in a walled court with a smaller rubber ball and gloved or bare hands; similar to British Fives, Pelota and Gaelic handball.
- Chinese handball
- Four square is known as Handball in Australia/New Zealand, where it is played on two or more squares (eight is about the practical limit).
- Gaelic handball - similar to the American game. Played in Ireland.
- Pelota - a Basque sport, similar to American handball
Other sporting uses:
- The phrase hand ball can refer both to a type of handball, as well as the (illegal) use of hands while playing football (soccer).
- A Handball is a legal method of disposing of the ball and an alternative pass to a kick (or drop punt) in Australian rules football.
Sexual terms:
- The term handballing is slang for the sexual act of Anal Fisting.
