foosball

noun

foos·​ball ˈfüz-ˌbȯl How to pronounce foosball (audio)
variants often Foosball
: a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by manipulating rods to which small figures of players are attached

called also table soccer

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There is a kids’ clubroom with foosball, board games, and arts and crafts; an on-call Ice Cream Man, who will prepare in-room sundaes; and hotel-wide scavenger hunts. Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025 Upstairs, Melissa and I played Pac-Man at Attic at The Club, a fun interactive space filled with retro video games, pool, darts, foosball, and more. Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025 Our sons later engaged in parallel play in the hotel game room that had cotton candy, foosball, books, and video game consoles. Alesa Andrew, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025 There were African masks and classical bronze busts, a vintage foosball table, and an impressive assortment of orange Hermès boxes, which Saft purchased for twelve hundred dollars in Palm Springs and uses to pep up closets at his fancier properties. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foosball

Word History

Etymology

probably modification of German Tischfussball, from Tisch table + Fussball soccer, from Fuss foot + Ball ball

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foosball was in 1966

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“Foosball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foosball. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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