noun
foosball
FOOS-bawl
noun
1
A tabletop game in which players spin rods to control miniature figures and hit a small ball into the opponent's goal.
"They played foosball in the break room every lunchtime."
How to Use Foosball
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTable football — the arcade game with rods and little plastic players.
UK vs US
Called "foosball" mainly in the US; in the UK it's usually "table football."
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Etymology
From German Fussball, itself a translation of the English word "football."