Subbuteo
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English
Etymology
Trade name, derived from the scientific name Falco subbuteo (a bird of prey, the Eurasian hobby), after a trademark was not granted to its creator Peter Adolph (1916–1994) to call the game "Hobby".
Proper noun
Subbuteo
- Any of a group of tabletop games that simulate team sports such as association football, cricket, and hockey, played with weighted figurines.
- 1991, “Five Man Army”, in Blue Lines, performed by Massive Attack:
- When I was a child I played Subbuteo, won / My table then I graduate to Studio One