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wiffleball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
wif-fle-ball
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game similar to baseball, played with a lightweight bat and ball and suitable for children to play in confined areas.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

The ball used in that game.

American usage; Countable

Etymology

From (onomatopoeia) whiff (“to strike, to strikeout”) + ball. Not derived from whiffle, though both derive from same onomatopoeic sources, namely a sound of wind.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wiffleballs (plural) wiffle-ball (alternative) wiffle ball (alternative) whiffleball (alternative) whiffle-ball (alternative) whiffle ball (alternative)

Questions

What does wiffleball mean?
A game similar to baseball, played with a lightweight bat and ball and suitable for children to play in confined areas.
Where does wiffleball come from?
From (onomatopoeia) whiff (“to strike, to strikeout”) + ball. Not derived from whiffle, though both derive from same onomatopoeic sources, namely a sound of wind.

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