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ugly finder

ugly finder noun: a hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.

Noun

ugly finder (plural ugly finders)

  1. (colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.
    • I tried to duck under the ball, but it was definitely an ugly finder.1989 August 12, Mitch Williams, quotee, “There's never a dull moment with the Cubs' 'Wild Thing'”, in Minneapolis Star-Tribune
    • "That ball was an ugly-finder," [Rob] Dibble said. "But I consider that good luck. No broken nose, no stitches and no black eye."1996 March 1, Barry Rozner, quoting Rob Dibble, “Dibble survives an ugly scare”, in Daily Herald, page 5

Forms of ugly finder

pluralugly finders
alternative formugly-finder

Questions about ugly finder

What does ugly finder mean?
Ugly finder means a hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.
What part of speech is ugly finder?
Ugly finder is a noun.
What is the plural of ugly finder?
The plural of ugly finder is ugly finders.

Words near ugly finder in the dictionary

  1. ugly crying
  2. ugly customer
  3. ugly customers
  4. ugly duckling
  5. ugly ducklings
  6. ugly finder
  7. ugly finders
  8. ugly hot
  9. ugly law
  10. ugly man
  11. ugly men

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