wiffleball

Whiffleball and bat

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • From whiff + ball.
  • Not derived from whiffle, though both derive from same onomatopoeic sources, namely a sound of wind.

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