: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Perhaps the most impressive element of the exercise—beyond the meatballs, which really do live up to the hype—is that the pop-up only lasted one night.
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Inside, tender beef meatballs sit in a bright, zippy marinara that pulls everything into focus.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
My husband’s Clapp’n Back, a meatball ricotta situation, was exactly as described.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Yes, the signature spicy rigatoni vodka is on the menu, and the gargantuan melt-in-the-mouth meatballs are not to be missed either.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Inside, tender beef meatballs sit in a bright, zippy marinara that pulls everything into focus.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
My husband’s Clapp’n Back, a meatball ricotta situation, was exactly as described.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Yes, the signature spicy rigatoni vodka is on the menu, and the gargantuan melt-in-the-mouth meatballs are not to be missed either.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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