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8 balls

8 balls is the plural of 8 ball.

Meaning of 8 ball

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).

Questions about 8 balls

What is 8 balls the plural of?
8 balls is the plural of 8 ball.

Words near 8 balls in the dictionary

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

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