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slurve

noun

Etymology

Blend of slider + curve.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻
  2. derived from curvus — “bent, curved”
  3. compounded as slurve — “slider + curve”

Definitions

  1. A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if they were throwing a curve ball.

    • Of the 90 pitches he threw, Igawa, who relies on a slurve, fastball and changeup, never unleashed one that traveled faster than 91 miles per hour.

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