slushballs

Melting packed snow

Slushballs are balls of wet, partially melted snow—the kind thrown when temperatures hover around freezing and snow packs easily but soggily.

They hit harder and wetter than powdery snowballs: I got pelted with slushballs walking home from school.

The word sometimes appears figuratively for anything messy and half-formed.

winter

snow

Frozen crystalline precipitation

  • iceWater's solid form
  • throwingPropelling by arm motion
  • coldLow temperature state

wet · packed · melting · frozen · mittens · winter · playful · icy · sloppy · messy

drink

frozen

Solidified by extreme cold

syrup · flavored · crushed · straw · brain freeze · cherry · blue raspberry · convenience store · summer · refreshment

insult

incompetent

Lacking necessary skill

clumsy · loser · dimwit · useless · buffoon · hapless · doofus · nincompoop · blunderer · oaf

Opposites
snow consistency/texture

slushballspowder snow

Dry, loose snowfall

fresh powder · dry snow · champagne powder · light snow

projectile type in play/combat

slushballswater balloons

Projectiles filled for soaking

nerf balls · foam balls · beach balls

temperature state

slushballshailstones

Frozen storm precipitation

Family

ball, balls, snowball, baseball, slushy, slush, slushiness, slushed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G