Wifflen.

Brit.

/ˈwɪfl/, U.S.

/ˈwɪf(ə)l/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whiff v.¹, -le suffix; whiff n.¹, -le suffix.

Etymology: < either whiff v.¹ (compare whiff v.¹ 6) or whiff n.¹ (whiff n.¹ 1d) + -le suffix. Compare whiffle-ball n. at whiffle n. Compounds.The ball was invented in 1953 in Fairfield, Connecticut, by David N. Mullany, with the intention of creating a type of baseball which allowed children to pitch curves easily, and hence to achieve a strikeout (compare whiff n.¹ 1d) without causing injury or damage to property; it was manufactured by the company he founded, The Wiffle Ball, Inc., in the following year.

U.S.

Compounds.

1. Wiffle ball n. (a proprietary name for) a light, hollow, perforated ball used to play a variety of baseball; a game played with such a ball; cf. whiffle-ball n. at whiffle n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun]

baseball1748

pat-ball1775

town ball1813

stickball1824

rounders1828

roundball1834

feeder1844

one-old-cat1856

softball1867

one-eyed cat1908

vigoroc1930

slow-pitch1934

fast-pitch1939

stoop ball1941

fastball1943

lob ball1949

whiffle-ball1954

Wiffle ball1955

T-ball1962

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] > ball

softball1936

whiffle-ball1954

Wiffle ball1955

1955 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 8 Sept. 5 (advt.) Play ball safely right in the back yard, no broken windows or injuries with new wiffle ball.

1970 Time 25 May 43 [David Eisenhower] passing the afternoon playing wiffle ball on the south lawn of his father-in-law's White House.

1987 N.Y. Times 1 July b1 Five Sports Mobiles, equipped with Ping-Pong tables, wiffle balls and bats, a pool table [etc.].

2006 Esquire Mar. 28/2 We just hung out for the day, playing Wiffleball, swimming and barbecuing.

2. Wiffle bat n. (a proprietary name for) a plastic bat designed for use with a Wiffle ball.

ΚΠ

1957 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 26 May 12 (advt.) Wiffle bat and ball.

1985 Yankee Oct. 172/2 The first Wiffle bats were broomstick handles taped at one end—the plastic Wiffle Bat didn't come along until later.

1997 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 18 Sept. 1 Soon the squeals of laughter and whack of the plastic wiffle bat sounded just like a hundred other family picnics.

2002 Inquirer Mag. 21 Apr. 16/1 Children riding bicycles and swinging Wiffle bats, their dads away at work and their moms at home in the kitchen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wiffle
释义	Wifflen. Brit. /ˈwɪfl/, U.S. /ˈwɪf(ə)l/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whiff v.¹, -le suffix; whiff n.¹, -le suffix. Etymology: < either whiff v.¹ (compare whiff v.¹ 6) or whiff n.¹ (whiff n.¹ 1d) + -le suffix. Compare whiffle-ball n. at whiffle n. Compounds.The ball was invented in 1953 in Fairfield, Connecticut, by David N. Mullany, with the intention of creating a type of baseball which allowed children to pitch curves easily, and hence to achieve a strikeout (compare whiff n.¹ 1d) without causing injury or damage to property; it was manufactured by the company he founded, The Wiffle Ball, Inc., in the following year. U.S. Compounds. 1. Wiffle ball n. (a proprietary name for) a light, hollow, perforated ball used to play a variety of baseball; a game played with such a ball; cf. whiffle-ball n. at whiffle n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] baseball1748 pat-ball1775 town ball1813 stickball1824 rounders1828 roundball1834 feeder1844 one-old-cat1856 softball1867 one-eyed cat1908 vigoroc1930 slow-pitch1934 fast-pitch1939 stoop ball1941 fastball1943 lob ball1949 whiffle-ball1954 Wiffle ball1955 T-ball1962 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] > ball softball1936 whiffle-ball1954 Wiffle ball1955 1955 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 8 Sept. 5 (advt.) Play ball safely right in the back yard, no broken windows or injuries with new wiffle ball. 1970 Time 25 May 43 [David Eisenhower] passing the afternoon playing wiffle ball on the south lawn of his father-in-law's White House. 1987 N.Y. Times 1 July b1 Five Sports Mobiles, equipped with Ping-Pong tables, wiffle balls and bats, a pool table [etc.]. 2006 Esquire Mar. 28/2 We just hung out for the day, playing Wiffleball, swimming and barbecuing. 2. Wiffle bat n. (a proprietary name for) a plastic bat designed for use with a Wiffle ball. ΚΠ 1957 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 26 May 12 (advt.) Wiffle bat and ball. 1985 Yankee Oct. 172/2 The first Wiffle bats were broomstick handles taped at one end—the plastic Wiffle Bat didn't come along until later. 1997 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 18 Sept. 1 Soon the squeals of laughter and whack of the plastic wiffle bat sounded just like a hundred other family picnics. 2002 Inquirer Mag. 21 Apr. 16/1 Children riding bicycles and swinging Wiffle bats, their dads away at work and their moms at home in the kitchen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1955
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