hockey puck
(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.
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(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.
“You have the comedic chops of a leather handbag and the vocabulary of a hockey puck. Get on my level or go home, Martha.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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