pop fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pop flahy]
- /pɒp flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pop flahy]
- /pɒp flaɪ/

Definitions of pop fly words

noun pop fly a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground. 1
noun pop fly a ball hit high in the air, often, specif., one hit just beyond the infield 0

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Origin of pop fly

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Pop fly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pop fly

pop fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pop fly usage trend in Literature

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