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

Held at Boom Battle Bar, this event combines networking with activities like axe-throwing and shuffleboard. —Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025

Activities include weekly game nights and shuffleboard. —Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025

Signs and bulletin boards announce limitless options for entertainment, shopping, fitness, tennis, golf, shuffleboard—every kind of amenity. —Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024

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

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