paintball

noun

paint·​ball ˈpānt-ˌbȯl How to pronounce paintball (audio)
: a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag while defending their own using compressed-air guns that shoot paint-filled pellets

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On Monday, security forces dispersed the crowd with paintballs, tear gas, and shots into the air. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Perturbed, Denise angrily peppered her boyfriend with bullets during a dominating paintball performance. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 July 2026 The Splatoon aesthetic, with paintball fights and hyper-colored everything, is very much my thing. — David Pierce, The Verge, 25 July 2026 California wildlife officials have authorized sheriffs in northern rangeland counties to use rubber bullets, paintballs and pepper balls against wolves to protect livestock. — Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for paintball

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of paintball was in 1987

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“Paintball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintball. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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