eephusn.

Brit.

/ˈiːfəs/, U.S.

/ˈifəs/

Forms: 1900s– eefus (rare), 1900s– eephus, 1900s– ephus.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.It is often suggested that sense 2 originates from a comment said to have been made by Maurice Van Robays (1914–65), then outfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, when Sewell used this pitch in a 1942 exhibition game: ‘Eephus ain't nothing, and that's a nothing pitch’. Chiefly on the basis of this, an origin < Hebrew 'ep̄es ‘end, extremity’, (usually) ‘nothingness, nothing, zero’, is often suggested. However, there appears to be no evidence that either Sewell or Van Robays was Jewish or knew any Hebrew; the English word would be expected to show /ɛ/ as the initial vowel if the Hebrew word was the etymon; and the earlier currency in sense 1 suggests that the original meaning was positive, not negative.

Baseball.

1. slang. The quality of pitching exceptionally well. rare.

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1935 Salt Lake Tribune 24 May 17/2 Lefty Gomez..has originated a term which is running through the league. It designates that certain something which marks out fine pitching from poor hurling, and Lefty calls it ‘Eephus’. Asked for a definition, the goofy one said: ‘Eephus is that little extry you have on your good days.’

2. A slow pitch having a high arcing trajectory.Particularly associated with Truett ‘Rip’ Sewell (1907–89), pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch

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gofer1932

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split-finger(ed) fastball1980

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1943 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 23 July 8/8 When Rip Sewell throws an ephus the ball goes up 20 feet or so in the air as it lazily approaches the batter.

1961 N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 Aug. 20/5 Sewell claimed that no one could hit ‘the eephus’ out of the ballpark.

1988 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 7 Mar. 1 c Schmitty (Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt) kept yelling at me. He said, ‘Throw him the eephus.’

2004 H. F. Mosher Waiting for Teddy Williams (2005) xxxiv. 208 Throw Dent something else, an eephus pitch maybe.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eephus
释义	eephusn. Brit. /ˈiːfəs/, U.S. /ˈifəs/ Forms: 1900s– eefus (rare), 1900s– eephus, 1900s– ephus. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.It is often suggested that sense 2 originates from a comment said to have been made by Maurice Van Robays (1914–65), then outfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, when Sewell used this pitch in a 1942 exhibition game: ‘Eephus ain't nothing, and that's a nothing pitch’. Chiefly on the basis of this, an origin < Hebrew 'ep̄es ‘end, extremity’, (usually) ‘nothingness, nothing, zero’, is often suggested. However, there appears to be no evidence that either Sewell or Van Robays was Jewish or knew any Hebrew; the English word would be expected to show /ɛ/ as the initial vowel if the Hebrew word was the etymon; and the earlier currency in sense 1 suggests that the original meaning was positive, not negative. Baseball. 1. slang. The quality of pitching exceptionally well. rare. ΚΠ 1935 Salt Lake Tribune 24 May 17/2 Lefty Gomez..has originated a term which is running through the league. It designates that certain something which marks out fine pitching from poor hurling, and Lefty calls it ‘Eephus’. Asked for a definition, the goofy one said: ‘Eephus is that little extry you have on your good days.’ 2. A slow pitch having a high arcing trajectory.Particularly associated with Truett ‘Rip’ Sewell (1907–89), pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch change of pace1650 slow ball1838 passed ball1860 ball1863 rib roaster1864 called ball1865 low ball1866 wild pitch1867 curveball1875 short pitch1877 grass cutter1879 fastball1883 downshoot1886 lob ball1888 pitchout1903 bean ballc1905 spitball1905 screwball1908 spitter1908 sinker ball1910 fallaway1912 meatball1912 fireball1913 roundhouse1913 forkball1923 sinker1926 knuckle ball1927 knuckler1928 gofer1932 slider1936 sailer1937 junk1941 change up1942 eephus1943 junkball1944 split-finger(ed) fastball1980 change1982 1943 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 23 July 8/8 When Rip Sewell throws an ephus the ball goes up 20 feet or so in the air as it lazily approaches the batter. 1961 N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 Aug. 20/5 Sewell claimed that no one could hit ‘the eephus’ out of the ballpark. 1988 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 7 Mar. 1 c Schmitty (Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt) kept yelling at me. He said, ‘Throw him the eephus.’ 2004 H. F. Mosher Waiting for Teddy Williams (2005) xxxiv. 208 Throw Dent something else, an eephus pitch maybe. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935
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