What is the meaning of spiff balling?
Spitballing is throwing out ideas for discussion, brainstorming, expressing solutions to a problem in order to see how they are received. Spitballing is not a definitive solution or conclusion, and is often not taken seriously. The word spitball was first used in the 1700s to mean a tool to blacken one’s boots.
Why is it called spit balling?
It is called the “spit-ball” from the fact that the pitcher moistens his pitching forefinger just before delivering the ball. Although it entered the parlance of baseball as a noun, it did not take long for spitball to begin being employed as a verb.
What’s another word for Spitballing?
What is another word for spitball?
| hatch | devise |
|---|---|
| contrive | concoct |
| invent | formulate |
| design | create |
| plan | scheme |
What’s spit balling?
Spitball: To speculate; propose conclusions or possibilities : Well, I’m just spit-balling/ You’re just spit-balling (1955+) [second noun and verb senses fr the mischievous schoolboy’s vice of throwing bits of paper soaked in saliva; verb sense fr the notion of tossing such spitballs more or less idly]
How do you make spitballs?
Rip up a small piece of paper, get it wet with your saliva, and squish it up to make a spitball. For multi-layer spitballs, follow the same process but then, wrap your spitball in another small piece of paper before wetting it in your mouth, too.
When was the last legal spitball thrown?
1934
Burleigh Grimes was the last of the career wet hurlers, throwing MLB’s last legal spitball in 1934 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
What does goaded mean in slang?
goaded. DEFINITIONS1. to deliberately make someone feel very angry or upset so that they react.
What does Goated mean in slang?
considered the greatest of all time;
goated (comparative more goated, superlative most goated) (slang) Being or considered the greatest of all time; best quotations ▼
Who was last spitball pitcher?
Grimes
Grimes was the last legal spitball pitcher, retiring after the 1934 season. Grimes won 23 games in 1920, then posted four more 20-win seasons over the next eight years.
Why do pitchers put vaseline on the ball?
By lubricating the ball—with saliva, Vaseline, hair grease, or something else—the pitcher can throw a pitch that slides off his fingers without generating too much backspin. A greased-up pitch behaves kind of like a split-fingered fastball—it drops to the ground faster than a typical pitch.
What does getting Goated mean?
goated (comparative more goated, superlative most goated) (slang) Being or considered the greatest of all time; best quotations ▼
What is a Gode?
Noun. gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural gode, definite plural goda) a benefit, blessing, boon. a good, good thing.