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paddle tennis

American  

noun

  1. a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.


Etymology

Origin of paddle tennis

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25


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What happened was that pickleball players were sneaking onto the courts when they were open and playing pickleball when this was supposed to be a court for paddle tennis only,” Koebler said.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2023

Meanwhile, back in Berlin, Streep continued the diversity-commentary paddle tennis by pointing out that women were in the majority on her seven-member panel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2016

On the way out of the parking lot, we got chatting to a member of the club leaving the paddle tennis courts.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 4, 2015

He was also very good at tennis and paddle tennis.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015

Behind us married couples were playing paddle tennis.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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