English Explanatory Dictionary

Chinese home run

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A home run hit to the minimum distance possible, usually just over the outfield fence closest to home plate.
  2. A foul ball hit high and far, usually over the back of the plate.

Word forms

Chinese home run Chinese home runs

Etymology

Either from the supposed tendency of early 20th-century Chinese immigrants to the United States to perform minimally acceptable work for minimal compensation, or a possible corruption of Chaney's home run from such a hit by a batter with the same name that ended a game when the ball could not be found.

Synonyms

Chinese homer
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