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foosball

foosball

19 3.8
A table game where players use rods with small figures to move a ball and score goals
  • noun
  • /ˈfuːzbɔːl/
  • US
translation icon : futbolín
  • After dinner, we all gathered around the foosball table for some friendly competition.
  • foosball table
  • foosball game
  • playing foosball

You do not build culture by having a foosball table or open seating.

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Examples

  • Foosball deserves some respect in any case, as it is a difficult game.

    Blog text (7)
  • We unpack a bit and then wander to the lounge area where we get started on some intense games of foosball.

    Blog text (8)
  • And then over here we have a full bar, foosball table, pool table.

  • - I gotta show you guys, we got a foosball table too.

  • Yeah, and you got me a foosball table.

  • We mostly played foosball and we built things.

  • - Play a little Foosball?

  • So, this article is in tribute to them and the great game that is foosball.

    Blog text (7)
  • In a front room waiting for supper, Sherry and I sat to one side while the drivers took turns playing foosball.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Hey, Robbie, why don't you join me for a game of foosball?

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Surface Forms

foosball singular
foosballs plural

Morphology

foosball = football (semi-transparent) = foos + ball

The element 'ball' is clear to learners, but 'foos' is an opaque clipped/loan element derived from German 'Fuß'/'Fußball', so the connection requires cultural or etymological knowledge; overall partially transparent.

Etymology

Foosball comes from the German word fußball, which means 'football' or 'soccer'. English speakers changed the sound and spelling to foosball, and that's why the word now means a 'table soccer' game played with rods and small player figures.