no-hitter

[ noh-hit-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Baseball.

First recorded in 1935–40

He sported hair curlers in the dugout, took handfuls of amphetamines before games, and pitched a no-hitter on LSD.

The Washington Post reported he had pitched a no-hitter against Woodrow Wilson High School.

Virginia Woolf never saw a single baseball game, though from what I gather, she could probably toss a no-hitter, no sweat.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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