gossima

Etymology

From Gossima, a trademark registered by Jacques on 16 July 1891 (trademark number 157,615).

noun

  1. A precursor to table tennis, played with hard rubber balls.“Already we've seen early hallmarks of the twentieth century: colonial decay, cultural appropriation, and competing trademarks. Next up was the rise of the immigrant underclass. World War I shattered the gossima delusions of the aristocracy, and the Great Depression humbled the rest.”