Phantom
Phantom adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Spitball
Spitball noun - A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere.
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Spitball and Phantom. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/phantom/spitball
Phantom & Spitball. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/phantom/spitball>.
Spitball or Phantom. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/phantom/spitball.
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