Meanings
nounskee ball (uncountable)
alternative skeeball · alternative skee-ball
- uncountableAn early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.
Amy: Wow! I could swear I was really playing virtual skeeball!
1999 April, Matt Groening, “Episode Two: The Series Has Landed”, in Futurama, season 1, episode 2
Origin
Genericized trademark. For the ball's trajectory resembling the sport of ski jump.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish skee ball
- skee ballearly arcade game
French Skee-Ball
- Skee-Ballearly arcade game
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APA
skee ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skee%20ball
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“skee ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skee%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skee ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skee%20ball.
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