oh for
oh for noun: a game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.
Noun
oh for (plural oh fors)
- A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.
- Jones has gone oh for on his scoring opportunities this season.
- An instance in which a player did not get a hit in a game.
- Yesterday's oh for made him overly aggressive today at the plate.
Forms of oh for
| plural | oh fors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ofer |
| alternative form | o-fer |
| alternative form | oh fer |
| alternative form | ohfer |
| alternative form | ofor |
| alternative form | o-for |
| alternative form | ohfor |
Origin of oh for
From oh (“zero”). Clipped from scorekeeping expressions like "0-4" (read "oh for four"), indicating a baseball player recorded zero hits in four at-bats.
Questions about oh for
- What does oh for mean?
- Oh for means a game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.
- What part of speech is oh for?
- Oh for is a noun.
- What is the plural of oh for?
- The plural of oh for is oh fors.
Words near oh for in the dictionary
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