curveball

English

Etymology

curve +‎ ball

Noun

curveball (plural curveballs)

1. (baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"

   He bit on a curveball in the dirt.

2. An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.

   Life has thrown him a few curveballs.

Coordinate terms

• (baseball): fastball, hardball, slider, cut fastball, two-seam fastball, split finger fastball, sinker, screwball, softball, knuckleball

See also

• Curveball on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

pitch in baseball

• German: Curveball m

unexpected turn of events