foosball

noun

foos·​ball ˈfüz-ˌbȯl How to pronounce foosball (audio)
often capitalized
: a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by manipulating rods to which small figures of players are attached

called also table soccer

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Do foosball tables and pizza days truly impact employee engagement? Nenad Lazarevic, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Included in the collection are such interactive treats as Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s foosball table created for 22 players and Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco’s ping-pong table with a fishpond instead of a net. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 Or check out mini golf, rubber duck races, gigantic bubble-making, human foosball, the jump pad and cow train rides. Melissa Santos, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for foosball

Word History

Etymology

probably modification of German Tischfussball, from Tisch table + Fussball soccer, from Fuss foot + Ball ball

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foosball was in 1966

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“Foosball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foosball. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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