Meaning & use
spitball
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To informally suggest or discuss ideas without expecting them to be fully developed or final.
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The writers spent the afternoon spitballing plot ideas for the next episode.
We're just spitballing here, so don't hold us to any of these numbers.
A note on using this word
Informal, mostly used in creative or business settings to signal that an idea is tentative and not a firm proposal.
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