English Explanatory Dictionary

wiffleball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game similar to baseball, played with a lightweight bat and ball and suitable for children to play in confined areas.
  2. The ball used in that game.

Word forms

wiffleball wiffleballs wiffle-ball wiffle ball whiffleball whiffle-ball whiffle ball

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.

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