Meaning
The seven-a-side ball game — cousin to basketball but with no backboard and no running with the ball — that is the leading team sport for women and girls in Jamaica. Played fiercely at school and club level, netball is followed with pride through the national team, the 'Sunshine Girls', who rank among the world's best, and school netball courts are a hive of activity after class.
Examples
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Di gyal dem play netball after school.
The girls play netball after school.
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Di Sunshine Girls a wi netball pride.
The Sunshine Girls are our netball pride.
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She shoot di winning goal inna netball.
She shot the winning goal in netball.
Origin
From 'net' + 'ball'; the leading women's/girls' team sport in JA. See [[football-match]], [[sports-day]].
How it’s used
The seven-a-side ball game; the top women's team sport (Sunshine Girls). See [[sports-day]].