/ Dictionary / Index P personal foul: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per'sonal foul' Pronunciation: [key] — Sports. Sports. a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. personal flotation device personalia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language