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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Q-ball #151338 12/01/2005 8:02 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel I notice Americans use Q-ball as appellation for other people (which they like? or don't like? I'm not sure). Anyone know what does it mean? where did it came from? I found a lot of referrences for Q-ball online, but none of them concerns my case. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151339 12/01/2005 8:27 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I believe it's actually cue-ball, as in billiards. the cue ball is white(!), and because of it's blankness, is used for someone who is clueless. my take, anyway... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151340 12/01/2005 8:40 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Aha! it all adds up then. See, I noticed "cue-ball" was used by a black man on a white man (anyone watched "Sliders"?). Which makes sense. I also saw this appellation used by a white man on another white man, however as a reference to his baldness. Makes sense too! Home run! Thanks! Last edited by Logwood; 12/01/2005 8:42 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151341 12/01/2005 9:31 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA I've only seen this used as a reference to bald men - commonly, extraordinarily handsome and virile ones. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151342 12/01/2005 9:44 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Q-ball = cue ball = bald man = ME Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151343 12/01/2005 10:39 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Quote: Q-ball = cue ball = bals man = ME now *there's a Freudian slip. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151344 12/01/2005 11:55 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Searching slang sites yields many hits for "cue ball" meaning the glans. However, as they're all copied from a single source I don't place much credibility in the idea that this usage is very widespread Last edited by dalehileman; 12/01/2005 11:58 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Q-ball #151345 12/02/2005 12:00 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky extraordinarily handsome and virile Gee, Keith, are we to deduce from this that you have a full head of hair? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,287 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 8 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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