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.Wes got the chance to play the table-top version of the beautiful game in the event staged to mark the launch of a new version of Subbuteo....
- Friday Generations of footie fans are devastated to learn that Subbuteo is to be kicked into touch after keeping fingers flicking for more than 50 years.
- Armitage, for his part, is nostalgic about Subbuteo, the kicking, flicking football game which features heavily in the novel.
Origin
1940s: punningly from Latin Falco subbuteo 'hobby falcon', represented on Subbuteo products.