shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd 

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

Examples of shuffleboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Citi Field home clubhouse features both, as well as a shuffleboard table and in the past, a nerf hoop. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2024

Collaboration can happen informally, like around tabletop shuffleboard in a lounge where the company’s logo is rendered in neon. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024

In the morning, the very nervous group gets to play some shuffleboard with a twist. —Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024

Another item: a custom shuffleboard table made by Varsity Construction in Shawnee with a plaque signed by Big Slick hosts. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshəf-əl-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a game in which players try to push disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface