wild pitch



wild pitch

A careless statement or action, as in Calling comic books great literature-that's a wild pitch. This term comes from baseball, where it signifies a pitched ball so far off target that the catcher misses it, enabling a base runner to advance. [Mid-1900s]
See also: pitch, wild

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nahuelnaw-WELNative American, Mapuche
Lauma-Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Mtenderemten-DAY-raySouthern African, Chewa
Ourbanos-Biblical Greek
Ambrosi-Georgian
Baise[beiz]