noun

shuffleboard

noun

A game where players slide discs or pucks across a long board toward marked scoring zones.

"They played shuffleboard on the cruise ship deck every evening."

The long, narrow board or court that this game is played on.

"The retirement community had its own shuffleboard court."

How to Use Shuffleboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA game where you slide pucks down a long court toward a target, often played by retirees or on cruise ships.

shuffleboards plural

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They played _____ on the cruise ship deck every evening.

From an older form "shovillaborde," a change of "shove-board" — literally "shove" plus "board."

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