"8 ball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: 8 balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 8 ball (plural 8 balls)
  1. (literally, billiards) The eighth numbered ball. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Billiards Synonyms: eightball, eight-ball, eight ball
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  2. A cocktail made with vodka and V8 vegetable juice.
    Sense id: en-8_ball-en-noun-Oz~z2Jo4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 34 3 1 7 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 44 4 1 8 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 32 4 1 9 29
  3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, especially as a drug quantity. Tags: slang
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  4. (slang) 3.5 grams of cocaine. Tags: slang
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  5. (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor Tags: slang Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-8_ball-en-noun-yFhf6bUz Disambiguation of Cocktails: 8 20 2 10 52 8
  6. (slang) The alliance of the Folks and Crips (two gangs). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-8_ball-en-noun-lFd9HkZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 34 3 1 7 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 32 4 1 9 29

Inflected forms

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