# hairball

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,349

## Definitions
1. A trichobezoar; 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.
2. A messy, tangled, intractable issue.

## Etymology
From hair + ball.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hairball