Subbuteo

Subbuteo |sʌˈbjuːtɪəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a tabletop version of soccer in which players use their fingers to flick miniature figures of footballers at the ball in order to strike it towards the goal. ORIGIN 1940s: punningly from Latin Falco subbuteo ‘hobby falcon ’, represented on Subbuteo products.

Subbuteo

Subbuteo |sʌˈbjuːtɪəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a tabletop version of soccer in which players use their fingers to flick miniature figures of footballers at the ball in order to strike it towards the goal. ORIGIN 1940s: punningly from Latin Falco subbuteo ‘hobby falcon ’, represented on Subbuteo products.