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magic 8 ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
mag-ic 8 ball
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A novelty toy manufactured by Mattel that is a plastic sphere resembling an oversized eight ball with a small digital screen on its opposite side that, when shaken, reveals a response to a yes or no question.

Etymology

From magic + eight-ball (“a billiard ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight”), due to the toy's design.

Inflected Forms

Magic 8 Balls (plural) Magic Eight Ball (alternative) Magic 8-Ball (alternative)

Questions

What does magic 8 ball mean?
A novelty toy manufactured by Mattel that is a plastic sphere resembling an oversized eight ball with a small digital screen on its opposite side that, when shaken, reveals a response to a yes or no question.
Where does magic 8 ball come from?
From magic + eight-ball (“a billiard ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight”), due to the toy's design.

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