foosball

/ (ˈfuːsˌbɔːl) /

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noun

US and Canadian a game, often played in bars, in which opponents on either side of a purpose-built table attempt to strike a ball into the other side's goal by moving horizontal bars to which miniatures of footballers are attachedAlso called (esp in Britain): table football

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Words nearby foosball

fool's mate, fool's paradise, fool's-parsley, Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, foo-pah, foosball, foot, footage, foot-and-mouth disease, footbag, football

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How to use foosball in a sentence

We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
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A few girls were playing foosball in the entry: five girls with one Turkish man.
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Basketball, foosball, bocce ball—there's even a horseshoe pit.
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