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8 ball

8 ball noun: the eighth numbered ball.

8 ball: the eighth numbered ball
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Noun

8 ball (plural 8 balls)

  1. (literally) The eighth numbered ball.
    • The 8 ball was buried behind the 10 and the 15.
  2. A cocktail made with vodka and V8 vegetable juice.
  3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, especially as a drug quantity.
  4. (slang) 3.5 grams of cocaine.
  5. (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor
  6. (slang) The alliance of the Folks and Crips (two gangs).

Forms of 8 ball

plural8 balls
alternative formeightball
alternative formeight-ball
alternative formeight ball

Questions about 8 ball

What does 8 ball mean?
8 ball means the eighth numbered ball.
What part of speech is 8 ball?
8 ball is a noun.
What is the plural of 8 ball?
The plural of 8 ball is 8 balls.

Words near 8 ball in the dictionary

  1. 7th graders
  2. 7up
  3. 7ups
  4. 7ᵗʰ
  5. 8
  6. 8 ball
  7. 8 balls
  8. 8 stop
  9. 8-1-1
  10. 8-bit
  11. 8-bits

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