This evening is COA's annual Aurora-ball-ealis. (As my friend Russell would point out, an unfortunate name for an amazing event). Of course, that got me wondering about the origin of the word ball and the many ways we use it. The spherical object you throw versus the special event you throw,the expression 'having a ball.' Dictionary.com offers 13 definitions of the word, and the slang dictionary has even more. I'll just focus on the special event sort for now...
'Ball' when used to refer to a formal dance, is derived from the word 'ballare' which is the Latin word for dance.
Who knew? Hope you're all having a ball on your Saturday night!
Word!
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