Gutterball
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Gutterball is a compound word devised from "gutter" and "ball", which has several meanings:
- "Gutterball" is a phrase often used in American ten-pin bowlingTen-pin bowlingTen-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
to describe a delivery that falls into one of the gutters before it reaches the pins. - "Gutterball" is also used as a slang expression for a quasi-legal urban traffic maneuver in which a motorist who wishes to pass other motorists stopped at a red light moves into the far right lane (often a right-turn-only lane) and times his approach to the intersection so as to be able to suddenly accelerate past said stationary motorists when the light turns green.
- Gutterballs (film)Gutterballs (film)Gutterballs is a 2008 Canadian comedy horror/slasher film written and directed by Ryan Nicholson and starring Mihola Terzic and Alastair Gamble.-Plot:...
, 2008 Canadian comedy film - Gutter Ball is an episode of the soap opera General Hospital: Night ShiftGeneral Hospital: Night ShiftGeneral Hospital: Night Shift is an American prime time serial that first aired on SOAPnet for a 13-episode run from July 12, 2007 to October 4, 2007. A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series and follows the nighttime...
- Gutterball, a '90s indie supergroup rock band that consisted of Steve Wynn (songwriter)Steve Wynn (songwriter)Steve Wynn is a songwriter based in New York . He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career.- Career in bands :...
, Stephen McCarthy, Bryan HarveyBryan HarveyBryan Stanley Harvey is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from to for the California Angels of the American League and the Florida Marlins of the National League....
, and Johnny HottJohnny HottJohnny Hott was the drummer for the House of Freaks, a musical duo with singer/guitarist Bryan Harvey. He was also one of three drummers for the band Cracker. He has also played drums for indie supergroup Gutterball, Sparklehorse, and Timothy Bailey and The Humans.Hott currently lives in Richmond,... - Gutterballs, a now defunct band that has morphed into Gweeter
- Gutterball 3D and Gutterball 2 are ten-pin bowling games released by Skunk Studios, the latter in 2004