fungo.
A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
Meaning & usage
A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
The fielding coach played fungo with the outfielders to warm them up.
A fungo bat.
He is so strong he could hit it out of the park with a fungo.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; perhaps from Scots fung (“to fling, throw”).
To take part in a fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; perhaps from Scots fung (“to fling, throw”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.