shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce shuffleboard (audio)
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

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In addition to lounging by the 40-foot-long pool and playing on the tennis and shuffleboard courts, guests can also hike the six miles of trails that are now part of Urban Cowboy. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025 With 75 televisions, including an 840-square-foot curved LED wall, a DJ booth, golf swing suites, pop-a-shots, pool, shuffleboard and foosball, there’s a week’s worth of entertainment packed into one location that looks like a giant college party. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 The tiny taproom has a speakeasy feel and is invariably bustling with locals enjoying rare pours and the shuffleboard table. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024 Arcade games, ping pong, corn hole, air hockey and shuffleboard complete the experience. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shuffleboard

Word History

Etymology

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shuffleboard was in 1836

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“Shuffleboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuffleboard. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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shuffleboard

noun
shuf·​fle·​board ˈshəf-əl-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce shuffleboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a game in which players try to push disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface

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