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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eight•ball (āt′bôl′),USA pronunciation n. - Games[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.
- Slang Termsan inept person.
- Idioms behind the eightball, [Informal.]in a difficult, disadvantageous, or uncomfortable situation:He hasn't studied all term, and now he's behind the eightball.
- eight + ball1 1930–35, American.
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