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Yogiism en · NOUN

Etymology

From Yogi + -ism.

Meanings

  1. A malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.
    • A leading member of the wide-field camera team captured most of our feelings with a Yogiism: "I've never seen anyone muddy the waters so clearly." 1998, Eric Chaisson, The Hubble wars:
    • If anything means nothing in baseball (pardon the Yogiism), it's momentum... 1990, Bill James, The Baseball Book 1990:

Forms

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Yogiisms Number=Plur lexicographic
Yogi-ism alternative lexicographic
Yogism alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Ringoism

Synonyms

Colemanballs