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yannigan

yannigan noun: a rookie.

Noun

yannigan (plural yannigans)

  1. (slang) A rookie.
    • […] Sammy Strang, a yannigan from the rival New York Giants […]2010, Bill James, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, page 74
    • Addie was a star ball player and a student of the sport, but as a sports writer he was a yannigan, a rookie.2014, Addie Joss, Gary Mitchem, Addie Joss on Baseball, page XII

Forms of yannigan

pluralyannigans

Questions about yannigan

What does yannigan mean?
Yannigan means a rookie.
What part of speech is yannigan?
Yannigan is a noun.
What is the plural of yannigan?
The plural of yannigan is yannigans.

Words near yannigan in the dictionary

  1. Yanling
  2. Yannathan
  3. Yannergee
  4. Yanni
  5. Yannick
  6. yannigan
  7. yannigans
  8. Yannis
  9. yanno
  10. yannow
  11. Yanny

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