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

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

There will be a card party with lunch and refreshments at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall Thursday, Feb. 24, at 8:15 p.m. The kitchen in Kasper’s Tavern is now under new management, serving meals and lunches, or come and play shuffleboard. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Then, end the evening with a game at the retro fabulous Lafayette Hotel, where the Gutter offers a two-lane bowling alley ($50 per group, up to six people), along with shuffleboard, pool table and cocktails. —Freda Moon, New York Times, 18 July 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