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Definition of stoopball

stoopball

/ˈstuːpˌbɔːl/
stoop · ball
Plural:stoopballs
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stoopball Lexical Profile

stoopball Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

American An urban street game, traditionally played in northeastern US cities, in which players throw a rubber ball against the front steps (stoop) of a building so that it bounces back into the street, scoring points roughly based on baseball rules depending on how the rebounding ball is fielded.

Example

"During summer evenings in Brooklyn, the neighborhood kids gathered on the sidewalk to play stoopball until the streetlights came on."

• Nearby Words

stooge
stool
stoop
stoopball
stooped
stop
stop sign

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-20th-century American English, particularly in New York City, combining 'stoop' (from Dutch 'stoep', meaning a small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a building) and 'ball'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Stoopball. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/stoopball
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