My mom insists that she used to know another term for a disco ball that was one word. She hasn’t been able to think of what it was and it’s been kind of bugging her for years. Anyone know what she might be thinking of?
Sparkleball? It’s a compound word, but it is the only one I can think of.
I’m pretty sure it’s not a compound word, from what she was saying.
Searching for “disco+ball+history”, “disco+ball+name+means”, “disco+ball+meaning”, and “disco+ball+synonym”, all I am finding is mirror ball, glitter ball, or ball mirror. Pretty sure your mom’s wrong on this.
pregnancy?
nauseua?
both?
Boy howdy you had best not ever let my mom hear you say that!
shaking in fear
Mirrorball, I think.
She said that “mirrorball” has been suggested to her before and that isn’t it.
Well then, she had damned well better come up with it! And then tell us!
Wiki refers to a glitterball as a TV show, but it is linked to from the “disco ball” entry.
I’ve always called it a mirrorball. Boring, but there it is. Maybe she’s misremembering?
I’d go with mirrorball or glitterballl.
If you were asking for one word that means “disco ball,” I would say “bauble.” Or maybe “diadem.”
I hereby coin “mirrorb”
Nice. 
Is disco ball worse than tennis elbow?
It’s Citizen Kane.
Not as bad as pussy foot.
May I have your address? I need to send you a bill for the five minutes I just spent cleaning oatmeal out of my keyboard.
[And once again I learn that it is perilous to read the Dope while eating breakfast…]
I never did get a one-word version when I asked What did they call “disco balls” before disco? on 08-08-2005, 05:33 AM, but there was another term “myriad reflector” that was offered. The link seems to be broken to the patent data for that.