Etymology

Phutball

P3H4U1T1B3A1L1L1

Today it means: A strategic board game for two players, with some resemblance to checkers, in which the aim is to score "goals" by moving a piece over the opponent's goal line. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

Shortened from Philosopher's Football.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.