[Ads-l] Slight Antedating of "Eephus"

[Ben Zimmer]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 9:16 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> 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.
>

I cited this in my May 1, 2021 Wall Street Journal column on "eephus":
https://on.wsj.com/3S8aFK3

Note, however, that the spelling here is actually "ephus":

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-ephus-ball/76166103/

--bgz

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