[Ads-l] Slight Antedating of "Eephus"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Tue Jul 16 01:16:19 UTC 2024


eephus (OED, 2., 1943 July 23)

1943 Pittsburgh Press 21 June 17/6 (Newspapers.com)

Frank McCormick also stepped into the "eephus ball" and hit a double.

Fred Shapiro


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