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n. Games.

A black pool ball that bears the number eight and that may put a player at a disadvantage.

idiom:

behind the eight ball Slang.

  1. In an unfavorable or uncomfortable position.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games


 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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