snowball

1. a drink made of advocaat and lemonade

2. Slang a mixture of heroin and cocaine

3. a dance started by one couple who separate and choose different partners. The process continues until all present are dancing

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THERE wasn't a snowball's chance in hell Nicky Weaver was going to knock back Aberdeen - despite the fact he has already taken pelters from the Dons fans.

Dons fans chucked snowballs at me ... now I want to help them throw a party; LOSS AS TALISMAN SET TO SIGN DEAL

If Hades is out where Pluto orbits, Pluto--now a "dwarf planet"--has a snowball's chance in Hell after all.

Raising hell: what the heck is the deal with Pluto being out in the cold?

4 Till Death US Do Part: Hilarious sitcom about an ill-matched couple who are the only two people on Earth who believe their marriage stands a snowball's chance in hell of lasting the course.

GIMME FIVE; ...of Sir Paul McCartney's favourite TV shows..

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