jaffa

Meaning

Noun

• A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
• An impotent or infertile male.
• A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch

Origin

• From Jaffa, an ancient port city in Israel from which the oranges were exported. The sense "impotent male" is a reference to being "seedless"; see seed.
• The cricketing sense, of a 'sweet ball' (from the bowler's perspective), is a metaphor further reinforced in Australian English where is also a trademark for a popular lolly that is red and round.