Carom (noun)
kar-uhm
A shot in billiards or pool where the cue ball hits two balls in succession. A strike or rebound in any ball game.
1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball ), French, Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; carambola
Example sentences
“He won the game with a carom shot, potting the last ball then rebounding onto the black leaving it hovering over the pocket.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
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