foosball
pronunciation
How to pronounce foosball in British English:
UK [ˈfuːzbɔːl; ˈfuːsbɔːl]
How to pronounce foosball in American English:
US [ ˈfuːzbɔːl]
Word Origin
- foosball (n.)
- debuted in U.S. 1963 and was a craze on some college campuses for a few years thereafter. Said to have been designed c. 1930s in Switzerland. The name is presumably from the pronunciation of Fußball, the German form of (Association) football.
Example
- 1. What happened to the foosball ?
- 2. Then why are you playing foosball here at 8:00 at night ?
- 3. What do you say we play a little foosball for money ?