jai alai
noun
ˈhī-ˌlī 
ˌhī-ə-ˈlī
ˌhī-ə-ˈlī : a court game somewhat like handball played usually by two or four players with a ball and a long curved wicker basket strapped to the wrist
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For the uninitiated, jai alai may sound like the new pro sports league on the block akin to that of ultimate or cornhole. 
Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 Others are disposed of in a deadly game that seems to be a cross between handball and jai alai, with just a touch of ancient gladiatorial shields thrown in to ward off the deadly fireballs used in the contest. Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2022 What could be jai alai’s curtain call is playing out at Magic City Casino, the last place the game is played as a professional sport. Joshua Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 What could be jai alai’s curtain call is playing out at Magic City Casino, the last place the game is played as a professional sport. Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Miami’s Magic City Casino hopes Mr. Carballo and his fellow players will save jai alai from extinction in the U.S. Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 Such changes, made by Magic City Chief Operating Officer Scott Savin, have sent jai alai purists into a tizzy. Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 The elaborate Frontón Palacio jai alai arena opened in downtown Tijuana to a capacity crowd of 3,000 spectators 75 years ago on Feb. 28, 1947. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2022 If passed by voters, Floridians 21 years old and up could wager on sports online, as well as professional sports venues and pari-mutuel facilities, which include horse racing tracks and jai alai arenas. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2021 See More
Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 Others are disposed of in a deadly game that seems to be a cross between handball and jai alai, with just a touch of ancient gladiatorial shields thrown in to ward off the deadly fireballs used in the contest. Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2022 What could be jai alai’s curtain call is playing out at Magic City Casino, the last place the game is played as a professional sport. Joshua Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 What could be jai alai’s curtain call is playing out at Magic City Casino, the last place the game is played as a professional sport. Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Miami’s Magic City Casino hopes Mr. Carballo and his fellow players will save jai alai from extinction in the U.S. Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 Such changes, made by Magic City Chief Operating Officer Scott Savin, have sent jai alai purists into a tizzy. Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 The elaborate Frontón Palacio jai alai arena opened in downtown Tijuana to a capacity crowd of 3,000 spectators 75 years ago on Feb. 28, 1947. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2022 If passed by voters, Floridians 21 years old and up could wager on sports online, as well as professional sports venues and pari-mutuel facilities, which include horse racing tracks and jai alai arenas. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from Basque, from jai festival + alai merry
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
- for fear of
- for free
- for future reference
- for good
- for good and all
- for good and for ill
- for good behavior
- for good measure
- for goodness' sake
- for heaven's sake
- for hire
- for instance
- for it
- for keeps
- for kicks
- for lack of
- for laughs
- for life
- for long
- for love nor money
- for love or money
- for luck
- for much longer
- for no apparent purpose
- for no good reason