eightball
Last ball pocketed
An eightball is the black ball numbered 8 in pool, pocketed last to win—or first to lose, if sunk prematurely.
To be behind the eightball is to be in a difficult position, from the disadvantage of having the eightball between cue ball and target.
In drug slang, an eightball is an eighth of an ounce of cocaine or methamphetamine.
Cue-and-ball table game
- cueTrigger for action
- rackFrame for holding items
- stripesParallel linear markings
- solidsMatter with fixed shape
break · pocket · felt · table · snooker · chalk · bank · scratch
Supernatural or illusory power
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- predictionForecast of coming events
- fatePredetermined course of events
destiny · fortune · answer · mystical · shake · reveal · window · floating
billiards
Cue-and-ball table game
solids · break · pocket · felt · table · snooker · chalk · bank · scratch · english
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- predictionForecast of coming events
fate · destiny · fortune · answer · mystical · shake · reveal · window · floating · yes
cocaine
Addictive stimulant narcotic
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- dealingConducting business transactions
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
ounce · weight · street · score · stash · hustle · dope · supply · quantity · measure
loser
Defeated competitor
blockhead · knucklehead · nincompoop · dolt · buffoon · simpleton · dimwit · doofus · numbskull · bonehead
eightballcue ball
Unmarked billiard striker
white ball · striker · object ball · solids · stripes
eightballfour-leaf clover
Rare fortunate plant variant
lucky charm · horseshoe · rabbit's foot · good omen · lucky penny
- behind the eightballIn a difficult position