フォアボール

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English four + ball, equivalent to フォア (foa) +‎ ボール (bōru).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) フォ​アボール [fóꜜà bòòrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) フォア​ボール [fòáꜜbòòrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) フォアボ​ール [fòá bóꜜòrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɸo̞a̠ bo̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

フォアボール (rōmaji foa-bōru)

  1. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 四球 (shikyū, “walk”)
    • 2007 July 23, Adachi, Mitsuru; Buronson, “白い夏 [White Summer]”, in SHORT PROGRAMショート・プログラム [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 193:
      ヘタクソ！おまえのエラーのせいだからな！
      Hetakuso! O-mae no erā no sei da kara na!
      You idiot! It was all your fault that you made a mistake!
      うるせ！四球 (フォアボール)でランナー溜 (た)めたのはおまえだろ！
      Uruse! Foabōru de rannā tameta no wa o-mae daro!
      No way! Stocking up runners with walks was your idea!
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