Frisbee
/ˈfrɪzbi
/noun trademark
1A concave plastic disc designed for skimming through the air as an outdoor game or amusement.As I pulled into the driveway, I noticed the numerous chew toys and frisbees scattered here and there....
- And it's been interesting having children throw frisbees at me, even though they seemed to be aiming for my head.
- People are going to be throwing frisbees no matter what.
1.1 [mass noun] The activity of skimming a Frisbee: kids were playing Frisbee...
- ‘At Monash we played billiards and frisbee,’ reminisced Jon Faine.
- Moriah and I paired up for most of the activities, which included tennis and frisbee.
- I just don't want to be told to enjoy it by people with lobster-red peeling skin, who have just spent eight ‘glorious’ hours playing frisbee in the park while attempting to catch enough rays to get skin cancer.
Origin
1950s: said to be named after the Frisbie bakery (Bridgeport, Connecticut), whose pie tins could be used similarly.