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

The immersive, holiday-season pop-up will re-create the kitchen, living room and nearby shuffleboard court at the home the four women shared in the comedy series. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025

There's foosball, table shuffleboard, or beer pong. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Play a round of billiards or shuffleboard in the pub’s game room. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025

Play croquet or shuffleboard on the property, head down to the beach and laze under one of the hotel’s cabanas, or borrow a bicycle to cruise into town. —Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 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