miniature golf
noun
a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
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Origin of miniature golf
First recorded in 1910–15
Also called midget golf.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019