water polo

noun

: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball

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Santa Margarita’s boys water polo team showed its mastery of the shot on Wednesday. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025 The psychological drama follows a socially awkward 12-year-old who is relentlessly bullied at an all-boy water polo camp. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 The film, which stars Joel Edgerton in a supporting turn, follows a socially awkward tween who is forced to endure a ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, causing his anxiety to spiral into psychological turmoil over one summer. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 Football was next with 51 player ejections, followed by girls soccer (48), boys water polo (31) and baseball (24). John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water polo

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water polo was in 1873

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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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water polo

noun
: a game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers

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