backgammon

[ bak-gam-uhn, bak-gam- ]

noun

1. a game for two persons played on a board having two tables or parts, each marked with 12 points, and with both players having 15 pieces that are moved in accordance with throws of the dice.
2. a victory at this game, especially one resulting in a tripled score.

verb (used with object)

1. to defeat at backgammon, especially to win a triple score over.

backgammon

/ bækˈɡæmən; ˈbækˌɡæmən /

noun

1. a game for two people played on a board with pieces moved according to throws of the dice
2. the most complete form of win in this game

Word History and Origins

Origin of backgammon¹

First recorded in 1635–45; back ² + gammon ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of backgammon¹

C17: back ¹+ gammon , variant of game ¹

Example Sentences

I used to play backgammon in the lobby there with one or two of those guys.

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“And at the end of the screaming they would go back to drinking Ouzo and playing backgammon,” Lalas added.

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“I’d play in the park, go for boat rides, take naps. There was this whole area on the 7th Street side where older people played shuffleboard, backgammon, gin, all kinds of card games.”

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It’s the perfect time to learn backgammon and other board games thanks to a host of fashion and lifestyle brands producing them with colorful designer touches this season.

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Then, on Valentine’s Day, she saw an Instagram post by the queer collective GayJoy calling for “a few more artsy gays to play backgammon” that evening.

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