Associations to the word «Hairball»
Wiktionary
HAIRBALL, noun. A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
HAIRBALL, noun. (slang) (figuratively) A messy, tangled, intractable, stay-away-from-it issue.
Dictionary definition
HAIRBALL, noun. A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur).
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.