shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd 

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

Multiple DJs will play throughout the event, and a mariachi band will perform at 6 p.m. May 5: Electric Shuffle Electric Shuffle will offer Cinco de Mayo specials all day on May 5, including $5 shuffleboard, $5 chips and guacamole, and $5 margaritas and Mexican beers. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

The resort is complete with a pool and hot tub, gaga ball area, Wi-Fi, basketball, boating, fishing, horseshoes, live music, mini golf, movies, ice cream, shuffleboard, tennis, a beach, food and volleyball. —Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025

Customize the size and stain of a home shuffleboard with a Big Slick plaque, signed by the hosts, to play at home. —Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025

The pretty, spirited 18-year-old waitress vanished in the early morning during a wild night of bar hopping, shuffleboard, and booze. —Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shuffleboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshəf-əl-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a game in which players try to push disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface