Definitions for eightball
eightball
eight·ball
Spelling: [eyt-bawl]
IPA: /ˈeɪtˌbɔl/
Eightball is a 9 letter English word.
You can make 350 anagrams from letters in eightball (abeghillt).
Definitions for eightball
noun
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Pool.
a black ball bearing the number eight.
a game in which one player or side must pocket all of either the solid-color balls or the striped ones before being permitted to attempt the pocketing of the eightball, which wins.
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Slang. an inept person.
Idioms
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behind the eightball, Informal. in a difficult, disadvantageous, or uncomfortable situation:
Origin of eightball
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35; eight + ball1