foosball

noun

foos·​ball ˈfüz-ˌbȯl How to pronounce foosball (audio)
often capitalized
: 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 are also games in the finished basements and lofts that house poker tables and foosball. Gillian Telling, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024 Culture isn’t about perks like kombucha, coffee bars or foosball tables. Archana Rao, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Indeed, Recon’s headquarters looks as if it had been plucked straight from Silicon Valley: There are foosball tables, open workstations, and free food and beer on Friday afternoons. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2013 Recreational elements like foosball tables, once the domain of Silicon Valley tech firms, are now cropping up from Beijing to London. Dan Drogman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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