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Quaffle-off

A Quidditch term for the start of play (Pm).

The term "Quaffle-off" first appeared in Ginny Weasley's report in the Daily Prophet of the Japan v Bulgaria match during Quidditch World Cup in 2014 (Pm).

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Etymology

Similar usage to "kick-off" in football (soccer)

From the Web

Writing by J.K. Rowling on Pottermore: History of the Quidditch World Cup

Screenshots of the Daily Prophet's coverage of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup: http://imgur.com/a/AXutv

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All-Africa Cup Attack of the Killer Forest Australian Quidditch League Beat Back Those Bludgers, Boys, and Chuck That Quaffle Here Beater Beaters’ bats Blagging Blatching Blooder Bludger Bludger Backbeat Blurting Bottom-of-the-Table Bumphing Captain of Quidditch Catcher Chaser Cobbing Cuaditch Dissimulators Dopplebeater Defence Double Eight Loop European Cup Flacking Flier Formation Looping
Foul Goals Golden Snitch Haversacking Hawkshead Attacking Formation Hunter Keeper Kwidditch League Cup Long Goal Mascot Restriction Parkin’s Pincer Penalty Pennifold Quaffle Pitch Plumpton Pass Porskoff Ploy Quaffle Quaffle-off Quafflepocking Quidditch Cup Quidditch Team Quidditch Team Manager Quidditch Team Mascots Quidditch Teams of Africa Quidditch Teams of Asia and Oceania
Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland Quidditch Teams of Europe Quidditch Teams of Hogwarts Quidditch Teams of the Americas Quidditch Through the Ages Quidditch Tryouts Quidditch World Cup Quijudge Reverse Pass Royston Idlewind and the Dissimulators Scoring Area Seeker Skinning Sloth Grip Roll Snitchnip Starfish and Stick Starfish Without Stick Stingers Stooging Tournament that Nobody Remembers Transylvanian Tackle United States Cup Weasley is Our King Woollongong Shimmy Wronski Defensive Feint
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