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

Guests can access the game room at The Clubhouse, where there’s shuffleboard, chess, a pool table, and vintage Pac-Man games. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024

But Frank had not missed some crucial chapter of life by not decamping to a South Florida shuffleboard court. —David Gauvey Herbert, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

Levi’s Stadium is adding pool and shuffleboard tables and bocce courts as part of its new renovation. —Brett Knight, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024

Locals and guests gathered on the couches to watch a game while others engaged in a shuffleboard match. —Alex Temblador, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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