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 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

As is becoming standard on new vessels, there’s also a pickleball court, along with other more traditional sun-deck sports, including minigolf, shuffleboard, and table tennis. —Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024

Those nights are open to the general public, so local children, retirees, and college students join club members on the 76 green courts, where the rules of Florida shuffleboard were codified. —Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025

Shuffle Golf, invented by dad-daughter duo Danielle and Jeff Storey from Denver, Colorado, combines shuffleboard and golfing. —Eric Noll, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024

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