foosball

foosball
noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: probably modification of German Tischfussball, from Tisch table + Fussball soccer, from Fuss foot + Ball ball Date: 1977 a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by manipulating rods to which small figures of players are attached — called also table soccer

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