Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

8 ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
8 ball
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eighth numbered ball.

noun

A cocktail made with vodka and V8 vegetable juice.

noun

An eighth of an ounce, especially as a drug quantity.

Slang

noun

3.5 grams of cocaine.

Slang

noun

A 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor

Slang

noun

The alliance of the Folks and Crips (two gangs).

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

8 balls (plural) eightball (alternative) eight-ball (alternative) eight ball (alternative)

Questions

What does 8 ball mean?
The eighth numbered ball.

How to pronounce 8 ball

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