# perfume ball

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.

## Etymology
From the idea that the ball passes close enough for the batter to smell it.

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