foosball

English

Etymology

From German Fußball, itself a calque of English football.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːsˌbɔːl/, /ˈfuːzˌbɔːl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

foosball (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      [] Caleb on Tuesday, for the first time in months, had invited him to play foosball []

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