Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forkball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fork-ball
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A baseball pitch, much like the sinker.

Etymology

From fork + ball, since it is held between the first two fingers.

Inflected Forms

forkballs (plural)

Derived Forms

forkballer

Questions

What does forkball mean?: A baseball pitch, much like the sinker.
Where does forkball come from?: From fork + ball, since it is held between the first two fingers.

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