Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rally cap

/ˈɹæl.i ˌkæp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: ral-ly -cap
IPA: /ˈɹæl.i ˌkæp/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A baseball cap worn inside-out and backwards, or in another unconventional manner, by players or fans, as a talisman in order to will a team into a come-from-behind rally late in the game.

American usage

Example Sentences

"His cap was turned backwards in the manner of a catcher or a rally-cap, though he had no intention of catching and there certainly wasn't a rally going on."
""It's a rally cap! It's a rally cap!” shouted her father teasingly, rubbing her head with every base runner."
"[…]Brian always wore a Detroit Tigers baseball cap. He would turn his cap into a "rally cap" when anyone needed a bit of a rally in their lives."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹæl.i ˌkæp/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

rally caps (plural) rally-cap (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

rally

Questions

How do you pronounce rally cap?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæl.i ˌkæp/.
What does rally cap mean?: A baseball cap worn inside-out and backwards, or in another unconventional manner, by players or fans, as a talisman in order to will a team into a come-from-behind rally late in the game.

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