noun
- a street game played by throwing a ball against the steps of a building and catching it on the rebound
Usage: informal; primarily urban American
Examples
- The kids played stoopball on the front steps all afternoon.
- Stoopball was a popular game in New York neighborhoods.
- She threw the rubber ball hard against the stoop for a good bounce.
- The rules of stoopball are simple but the game requires skill.
- They marked boundaries on the sidewalk for their stoopball game.
- Playing stoopball helped improve his hand-eye coordination.