Definitions for eightballˈeɪtˌbɔl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eight•ballˈeɪtˌbɔl(n.)
(in pool) a black ball bearing the number eight.
Category: Games
Slang. a misfit.
Category: Status (usage)
Idioms for eightball:
behind the eightball,in a difficult or unsolvable situation; stymied.
Category: Idiom, Informal
Origin of eightball:
1930–35, Amer.
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