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| 1. |
[n]
{baseball}
▶ junk ball (pitch) ▶ off-speed pitch |
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| 2. |
[n]
▶ unexpected move ▶ unorthodox measure |
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| 3. |
(曲球 only)
[n]
▶ statement, request, etc. with an ulterior motive |
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| 2. | A 2017-12-23 22:43:44 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 1. | A* 2017-12-23 15:18:49 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daijs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-speed_pitch https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASGN18H2J_Y4A211C1I00000/ G n-grams: 癖球 810 曲球 1798 くせ球 687 クセ球 2191 |
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| Comments: | Daijs is the only kokugo that has this. I'm not sure if senses 2 and 3 are actually separate senses. Source for sense 2 is ウィズダム和英辞典: "彼はくせ球を投げる 【野球で】He throws junk balls.【一般に】He takes unorthodox [surprising] measures.He says and does unexpected things." Example in the Nikkei article above. |
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