Pinball
noun
A game played on a machine in which the player uses buttons to control paddles that hit a small metal ball around the playing field inside the machine.
He spent his entire afternoon playing pinball at the arcade.
Often appears as...
- play pinball
- pinball machine
noun
The small metal ball used in the game of pinball.
He skillfully hit the pinball with the flipper, earning more points.
Often appears as...
- hit the pinball
- catch the pinball
noun
An unpredictable and rapid moving person or situation that bounces from one place or situation to another.
The discussions at the meeting were like a pinball, moving rapidly from one topic to the next without any focus.
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Colloquial
noun
A game played on a machine in which the player uses buttons to control paddles that hit a small metal ball around the playing field inside the machine.
He spent his entire afternoon playing pinball at the arcade.
Often appears as...
- play pinball
- pinball machine
noun
The small metal ball used in the game of pinball.
He skillfully hit the pinball with the flipper, earning more points.
Often appears as...
- hit the pinball
- catch the pinball
noun
An unpredictable and rapid moving person or situation that bounces from one place or situation to another.
The discussions at the meeting were like a pinball, moving rapidly from one topic to the next without any focus.
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Arcade Nostalgia
Pinball often evokes a sense of nostalgia for vintage arcade games and earlier decades.
His dad shared stories of pinball battles when arcades were the coolest hangouts.
Pro Tip 2/3Pop Culture
Pinball has been mentioned in music, movies, and TV, helping to understand American cultural references.
The song 'Pinball Wizard' by The Who made the game legendary.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Gameplay
Pinball is experienced physically through the arcade machine, not on a computer or smartphone.
He enjoyed the tactile sensation of hitting the pinball machine's buttons.
Pro Tip 1/3Arcade Nostalgia
Pinball often evokes a sense of nostalgia for vintage arcade games and earlier decades.
His dad shared stories of pinball battles when arcades were the coolest hangouts.
Pro Tip 2/3Pop Culture
Pinball has been mentioned in music, movies, and TV, helping to understand American cultural references.
The song 'Pinball Wizard' by The Who made the game legendary.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Gameplay
Pinball is experienced physically through the arcade machine, not on a computer or smartphone.
He enjoyed the tactile sensation of hitting the pinball machine's buttons.
Pro Tip 1/3Arcade Nostalgia
Pinball often evokes a sense of nostalgia for vintage arcade games and earlier decades.
His dad shared stories of pinball battles when arcades were the coolest hangouts.
Pro Tip 2/3Pop Culture
Pinball has been mentioned in music, movies, and TV, helping to understand American cultural references.
The song 'Pinball Wizard' by The Who made the game legendary.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Gameplay
Pinball is experienced physically through the arcade machine, not on a computer or smartphone.
He enjoyed the tactile sensation of hitting the pinball machine's buttons.
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Tales from a modern...
morally corrupting evil almost satanic influence that would destroy children's minds it was a really just kind of crazy moral crisis and there was no greater threat to pinball machines in Mayor LaGuardia that's actually war to himself pushing over machines after it LaGuardia
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Can you solve the human...
They call you the human cannonball, but you’re really more of a pinball person.
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which might help you by getting more surface area on the tree and help prevent you from slipping but it may also be hard to fit the contour of the tree let's do it teach me us technique so the first technique is what's called the Frog technique or in the other language that of these people it's called pinball all these people have different tree climbing techniques and
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Tales from a modern...
morally corrupting evil almost satanic influence that would destroy children's minds it was a really just kind of crazy moral crisis and there was no greater threat to pinball machines in Mayor LaGuardia that's actually war to himself pushing over machines after it LaGuardia
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Can you solve the human...
They call you the human cannonball, but you’re really more of a pinball person.
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Hulk Hogan
American Celebrity
The coolest thing, and I have it at home, is a huge Hulk Hogan, normal-sized pinball machine. When people come over they play it for hours. When you hit the bumpers and the bells ring it goes, 'Oh yeah!' The whole time you're playing this machine it's yelling and screaming at you, 'What you gonna do, brother?!' I think that's the coolest.
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Warren Spector
American Designer
Whatever adults don't understand, because they didn't grow up with it, is the thing they're going to be afraid of and try to legislate out of existence. It happened with videogames, it happened with television, it happened with pinball parlours and rock and roll.
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Gaspar Noe
Argentinian Director
Tokyo's like a huge pinball machine. The first time you're there, and you don't understand what's going on, it's like 'ding ding ding ding ding' everywhere. The lights are changing, the neon lights are moving.
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Ryan Adams
American Musician
I like to read comics, and I'll listen to records, and I like to play pinball.
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Matt Hardy
American Wrestler
That's usually what I indulge in if I play some games - pinball.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
I like the 'Simpsons' pinball machines. Those are pretty great.
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Emile Hirsch
American Actor
I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.
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Tony Todd
American Actor
I hustled my way through college playing pinball.
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Kevin Dillon
American Actor
I just always loved pinball.
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Tobias Forge
Swedish Musician
I love pinball.
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Hulk Hogan
American Celebrity
The coolest thing, and I have it at home, is a huge Hulk Hogan, normal-sized pinball machine. When people come over they play it for hours. When you hit the bumpers and the bells ring it goes, 'Oh yeah!' The whole time you're playing this machine it's yelling and screaming at you, 'What you gonna do, brother?!' I think that's the coolest.
Quote examples
Warren Spector
American Designer
Whatever adults don't understand, because they didn't grow up with it, is the thing they're going to be afraid of and try to legislate out of existence. It happened with videogames, it happened with television, it happened with pinball parlours and rock and roll.
Quote examples
Gaspar Noe
Argentinian Director
Tokyo's like a huge pinball machine. The first time you're there, and you don't understand what's going on, it's like 'ding ding ding ding ding' everywhere. The lights are changing, the neon lights are moving.
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Ryan Adams
American Musician
I like to read comics, and I'll listen to records, and I like to play pinball.
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Matt Hardy
American Wrestler
That's usually what I indulge in if I play some games - pinball.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
I like the 'Simpsons' pinball machines. Those are pretty great.
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Emile Hirsch
American Actor
I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.
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Tony Todd
American Actor
I hustled my way through college playing pinball.
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Kevin Dillon
American Actor
I just always loved pinball.
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Tobias Forge
Swedish Musician
I love pinball.
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