noun
kickball; soccer baseball; football rounders
A Japanese schoolyard game combining elements of baseball and soccer, similar to kickball. The term is wasei-eigo from 'foot baseball'. Also known as キックベースボール.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from foot baseball
See also: キックベースボール
体育の授業でフットベースボールをした。
We played kickball in PE class.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still used.
Synonym; キックベースボール is the more common term for the same game.
Wasei-eigo from English 'foot' + 'baseball'. The exact derivation is uncertain; it refers to a game similar to American kickball.