Reverse Dictionary: POOL (game)

ADJECTIVES
► DEAD in pool: said of a shot made such that the cue ball stops completely after striking the object ball → 1990 US sl.

NOUNS
► ACE in pool: the number one ball → 1878 US sl.
► ACTION 1. in pool: spin imparted on the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball → 1913 US sl.
2. in pool: a game played with wagers → 1990 US sl.
► ACTION ROOM a pool hall where betting is common → 1972 US sl.
► AIRBALL in pool: a shot in which the cue ball does not hit any other ball → 1993 US sl.
► AIR BARREL in pool: that which backs a bet made without money to back the bet → 1990 US sl.
► ALBINO in pool: the white cue ball → 1988 US sl.
► BARREL in pool: a betting unit; ‘if you have $1000 and you’re playing for $100 a game, you’re packing ten barrels‘ → 1990 US sl.
► BAT a pool or billiards cue → 1970 Amer. dial.
► BATOON ► BATTOON a short, straight stick; a pool or billiards cue → 1806 Amer. dial.
► CHERRY in pool: an extremely easy shot → 1993 US sl.
► CONDOM in pool: a removable rubber sleeve for a cue stick → 1993 US sl.
► DUCK in pool: a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost → 1990 US sl.
► GAFF SHOT in pool: an elaborate shot, esp. an illegal one → 1985 US sl.
► GARBAGE SHOT in pool: a shot made with luck, not with skill → 1979 US sl.
► GOOD HITTER in pool: an excellent cue stick → 1990 US sl.
► GREEN the felt surface of a pool table → 1990 US sl.
► GUTTER BALL in pool: a shot in which the cue ball falls into a pocket → 1993 US sl.
► JACKING OFF racking up the pool balls → 20C gambling sl.
► JUICE in pool: spin imparted to the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the course of the cue ball after it strikes the object ball → 1993 US sl.
► LAMBETH WALK in snooker and pool: chalk → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► LITTLES in pool: the solid-coloured balls numbered 1 to 7 → 1990 US sl.
► NATURAL in pool: a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lose → 1990 US sl.
► NICKEL AND DIME in pool: a table that is five feet by ten feet → 1993 US sl.
► OCEAN in pool: the expansive centre of a table → 1993 US sl.
► OIL in pool: extreme spin imparted to the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball → 1912 US sl.
► OLD MAN’S AID in pool: a device used to support the cue stick for a hard-to-reach shot → 1977 US sl.
► RAG in pool: a cushion → 1985 US sl.
► RAKE in pool: a device used to support the cue stick for a hard-to-reach shot → 1990 US sl.
► REBEL TRAP in pool: the largest regulation-size table → 1990 US sl.
► ROCK a pool ball → 1990 US sl.
► SAVER in a pool tournament: an agreement between two or more players to share their winnings → 1993 US sl.
► SISSY STICK in pool: a mechanical device used to support the cue on hard-to-reach shots → 1970 US sl.
► SITTER in pool: a ball perched on the lip of a pocket → 1924 US sl.
► SKID SHOT in pool: a shot made with backspin on the cue ball → 1993 US sl.
► SLOP in pool: a shot made unintentionally → 1990 US sl.
► SNEAKY PETE in pool: an expert player’s custom cue, designed to look like an ordinary cue → 1993 US sl.
► STACK 1. in pool: the balls assembled inside the rack before a game → 1977 US sl.
2. in pool: the clustered pack of balls left at the foot of the table after the first shot of the game → 1990 US sl.
► TABLE TIME a time-based charge for playing pool → 1993 US sl.
► UPTOWN in pool: the area at the head of the table → 1993 US sl.
► WAND in pool: a player’s cue stick → 1993 US sl.
► WASTEBASKET in pool: a pocket that seems receptive to balls dropping → 1993 US sl.
► WEAPON in pool: a player’s cue stick → 1993 US sl.
► WHITEY in pool: the cue ball → 1983 US sl.
► WINDY in pool: a shot that passes the object ball without touching it → 1993 US sl.
► WRONG-WAY ENGLISH in pool: a spin imparted on the cue ball such that the angle of refraction off a cushion is different, if not opposite, from what would be expected → 1993 US sl.
► ZULU GOLF pool → 20C US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BANGER a clumsy, ineffective pool or billiards player → 2006 Amer. sl.  (Bk.)
► FACE a professional pool player who is well known and recognized making it impossible for him to make a living betting with unsuspecting amateurs → 1990 US sl.
► FAGIN in pool: a person who backs a player financially in his bets → 1990 US sl.
► GARDENER in pool: a betting player who wins → 1990 US sl.
► HUSTLER a person who makes his living by playing pool for wagers, feigning a skill level below his true level to secure bets → 1967 US
► LION in pool: a skilled and competitive player → 1990 US sl.
► OVERCOAT in pool: a player who has mastered the foibles of a particular table → 1990 US sl.
► POOL SHARK an expert pool player; a person who makes money by winning at pool, a hustler → 1886 colloq., orig. US
► PUNK an inferior pool player → 1974 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RAILBIRD in pool: a spectator → 1993 US sl.
► TOP STICK the best regular player in a pool hall → 1990 US sl.
► WHEEL MAN in pool: a person who brings together pool players who are willing to play for money → 1993 US sl.

VERBS
► COAT in tournament pool: to obscure the view of the tournament judge when making a shot, thus jeopardizing the point → 1972 US sl.
► CROAK in pool: to miscue → 1988 Can. sl.
► DUCK in pool: to miss a shot or lose a game intentionally to mislead an opponent as to your true ability → 1993 US sl.
► KILL in pool: to strike the cue ball such that it stops immediately upon hitting the object ball → 1984 US sl.
► LIE DOWN in pool: to play below your skill level to lure strangers into playing against you for money → 1993 US sl.
► PARK THE BALL in pool: to leave the cue ball roughly in the centre of the table after an opening break shot → 1992 US sl.
► SAW WOOD in pool: to play with an awkward stroke → 1990 US sl.
► WAGGLE in pool: to make practice shots before actually hitting the cue ball → 1993 US sl.