Polandball

See also: polandball

English

Selection of Polandballs representing several parts of the world.

Etymology

Poland +‎ ball, coined circa 2009.

Noun

Polandball (plural Polandballs)

1. A user-generated internet meme, where countries are presented as spherical personas (countryballs) that interact in often broken English, poking fun at national stereotypes and international relations; an individual spherical persona from this.
   • 2014 March 4, Emmet Ryan, “Polandball is Reddit's answer to Crimea crisis”, in The Daily Business Post‎^[1], Businesspost.ie, retrieved 1 November 2014:

     One comic, in which Poland flies into space and stops Russia using Crimea as a means of ramming the United States, has shot to the top of the charts in the Polandball sub-forum on Reddit.

   • 2014 September 11, Arunabh Saikia, “Why Some Calamities Are More Equal Than Others”, in The Newslaundry:

     This Polandball comic sums it up better.

   • 2014, "Mexicoball", The Polandball Book, →ISBN:
   • 2015 May 2, Steven Hoffman, “How Polandball can of taking over internets”, in Krakow Post‎^[2]:

     It’s also gotten attention from the Polish media. Gazeta Wyborcza reported on it (po polsku), and, on Culture.pl, Wojciech Oleksiak wrote an in-depth English analysis, including a presumably tongue-in-cheek guide to drawing a Polandball.

See also

• countryball
• meme
• parody
• satire

Further reading

• Polandball on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Category:Polandball on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Polandball.

Noun

Polandball m (plural Polandballs)

1. Polandball
   • 2011 December 10, RVG, “Re: [AAD 1] Suppression de fr.lettres.langues-slaves”, in fr.usenet.forums.evolution‎^[3] (Usenet):

     En attendant je continue à lire les aventures de Polandball

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2012 December 15, RVG, “Re: Pologne : un ministre boycotte l'ambassadeur israélien”, in fr.soc.politique‎^[4] (Usenet):

     Washington est loin et que Berlin est très près :-) > Coupe du Monde de Polandball en mondovision !

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2013 March 25, Cmarpo, “Re: pologne et urss, je t'aimes moi non plus”, in fr.soc.politique‎^[5] (Usenet):

     Sinon abonnez-vous à Polandball sur FB. Vrai ça. Copié collé. sur word, changer la casse, recopié-collé ici et l’heure.... pffff...la flemme c la flemme.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Polandball.

Noun

Polandball m (invariable)

1. Polandball
   • 2010 April 22, II.Terminetor Magnetico, “Re: Re: South Korean ship 'hit by North Korean torpedo'”, in it.cultura.militare‎^[6] (Usenet):

     Macche'... molto meglio: Polandball! ... fantastico! :-) -- --- what if this, what if that, why this, why that, and ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2010 April 23, Albion of Avalon, “Re: Immagini private rese pubbliche e considerazioni laterali”, in it.cultura.militare‎^[7] (Usenet):

     ... secondo te quale appunto > e' la filosofia di base di questo e dei due post precedenti ? devo farti > il disegnino, magari anche colla polandball cosi' ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2010 December 4, Federico Antola, “Re: Antolaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”, in it.cultura.militare‎^[8] (Usenet):

     LOL! Però Polandball rimane la migliore

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Polandball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.land.bɔl/
• Rhymes: -andbɔl
• Syllabification: Po‧land‧ball

Noun

Polandball m inan

1. Polandball
   • 2010 January 26, kamil, “Re: pc vs konsole”, in pl.rec.gry.komputerowe‎^[9] (Usenet):

     Przy DLC powinna byc wersja z polandball i informacja

     A version with poland ball and information should come with the DLC

   • 2013 April 17, Forum Dyskusyjne Królestwa Dreamlandu, “Takie Tam”, in Królestwo Dreamlandu (Usenet):

     Te osoby które znają "polandball" powinny wiedzieć o co chodzi.

     The people who know "polandball" should know what I'm talking about.

   • 2014 June 2, J.F., “Re: Tablet graficzny "made in Biedronka" :)”, in pl.rec.foto.cyfrowa‎^[10] (Usenet):

     A nadałoby się to do rysowania komiksów typu polandball i rage?

     And would it be good for drawing polandball and rage comics?

Further reading

• Polandball in Polish dictionaries at PWN