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eightball

The correct spelling is eightball.

How to pronounce eightball

noun

Say it like: Ayt-bal-l

The correct spelling is eightball. A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.
  2. 2.The billards ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight.
  3. 3.A portion of cocaine or methamphetamine weighing 1/8 of an ounce, or 3.5 grams.
  4. 4.A black person.

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