slowballs

Noun

slowball (plural slowballs)

1. A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
2. Steady, cautionary behavior as a delaying tactic.
   • “We imagine that the Russians and the Chinese are going to play slowball here,” said a senior official involved in the sanctions talks.2007 July 1, Jim Rutenberg, “Bush to Urge Putin to Aid in Pressuring Iran”, in New York Times
3. An easy or obvious target.
   • Remember: In work problems, use your common sense to narrow down answer choices! Now we're going to throw a "slowball" at you.1998, Mark Alan Stewart, Frederick J. O'Toole, Arco's Teach Yourself to Beat the GRE in 24 Hours, Arco, →ISBN

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