WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈbod•y ˌEng•lish,
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Sporta twisting of the body by a player to help a ball that has already been hit, etc., to travel in the desired direction:gave the ball some body English.
bod′y Eng′lish, [Sports.]
- Sporta twisting of the body by a player as if to help a ball already hit, rolled, or kicked to travel in the desired direction.
- 1905–10
'body English' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):