kerby

See also: Kerby

English

Alternative forms

kerbsy

Etymology

kerb +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kɝbi/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɜːbi/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bi
Homophones: curby, kirby

Noun

kerby (uncountable)

(British English) A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
- 2011, Adrian McKinty, Dead I Well May Be, page 133:
  It's dusk and there are a lot of kids out playing kerby and tag and football. For a December night, the weather isn't bad.
- 2014, Simon Danczuk, Matt Baker, Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith:
  I'd play kerby in the street for hours looking up at contrails stretching across grey slate skies, wishing I was on a plane too, jetting away to somewhere else.
- 2014, Samantha Nash, All Muck and Mullets, page 43:
  The heat from the tarmac refracted the light and disturbed the vision of the children as they persisted in their game of kerby.

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