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skee ball

skee ball noun: an early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.

skee ball: an early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of...
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Noun

skee ball (uncountable)

  1. An early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.
    • Amy: Wow! I could swear I was really playing virtual skeeball!1999 April, Matt Groening, “Episode Two: The Series Has Landed”, in Futurama, season 1, episode 2

Forms of skee ball

alternative formskeeball
alternative formskee-ball

Origin of skee ball

Genericized trademark. For the ball's trajectory resembling the sport of ski jump.

Questions about skee ball

What does skee ball mean?
Skee ball means an early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.
What part of speech is skee ball?
Skee ball is a noun.

Words near skee ball in the dictionary

  1. skedule
  2. skeduled
  3. skedules
  4. skeduling
  5. skee
  6. skee ball
  7. skeeball
  8. Skeeby
  9. skeechan
  10. skeed
  11. skeeds

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