8-ball

Variant of eight ball

eight ball definition

☆ eight ball

  1. a black ball with the number eight on it
  2. a form of pool in which a player who inadvertently pockets the eight ball before pocketing all of his or her balls immediately loses the game
    also written 8-ball or eight-ball
eight ball Idioms

behind the eight ball

Slang in a very unfavorable position

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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