shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce shuffleboard (audio)
1
: a game in which players use long-handled cues to shove disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface
2
: a diagram on which shuffleboard is played

Examples of shuffleboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The restaurant also offers billiards, darts, shuffleboard, foosball, pinball and retro video games. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024 Along with four indoor and two outdoor pickleball courts at the 35,000-square-foot athleisure destination, Tipsy Pickle will have golf simulators, ping pong, pool tables, shuffleboard, cornhole and darts. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024 The house itself impresses with eight bedrooms, a gym, a wine cellar, a patio with a wood-burning pizza oven, and a game room with a pool table, shuffleboard, and pinball. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024 There's foosball, table shuffleboard, or beer pong. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024 Behan’s Irish Pub, Burlingame Dark wood finishes, string lights, shuffleboard and darts make this a comfortable destination for a weeknight pint with friends. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 The boozy business started as a bottle shop and game room with claw machines, shuffleboard and pinball, before evolving into a nightclub in the 1990s where standup comics and bands such as Death Cab for Cutie took the stage. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 Excel tutorials won’t fix depression; tweaking fonts and layout feels like repainting the shuffleboard court on the Titanic; and networking is a constant tightrope walk between enthusiasm and desperation. Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 Growlers East Tosa will have a game room with space for darts and shuffleboard, and Growel has plans to bring a golf simulator to the bar in March, too. Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shuffleboard was in 1836

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“Shuffleboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuffleboard. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

shuffleboard

noun
shuf·​fle·​board ˈshəf-əl-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce shuffleboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a game in which players try to push disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface

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