Definition of: skittle

(skit′l) noun
1. plural A game of ninepins, in which a flattened ball or thick rounded disk is thrown to knock down the pins.
2. One of the pins used in this game: also skittle–pin.
—beer and skittles Carefree existence, consisting of drink and play; unruffled enjoyment: usually with a negative: Life is not all beer and skittles. [Prob. <Dan. skyttel a child's earthen ball]