Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little league home run

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle league home- run
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plate appearance where the batter is able to reach home due to major fielding errors, on a scale not usually seen at that level of play.

Etymology

Little League + home run. From such error-filled plays being common at the actual Little League level but rare in professional-level baseball.

Inflected Forms

Little League home runs (plural)

Questions

What does little league home run mean?: A plate appearance where the batter is able to reach home due to major fielding errors, on a scale not usually seen at that level of play.
Where does little league home run come from?: Little League + home run. From such error-filled plays being common at the actual Little League level but rare in professional-level baseball.

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