throw BBs

verb

throw BBs

verb

Etymology * Blend of throw + BBs; an allusion to the pitches being thrown so hard that they look like, or are as hard to hit as, a BB pellet.

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Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To pitch exceedingly well, especially with high velocity pitches.

  • But when I get up at the plate, he's throwing BBs at me. He strikes me out twice.2003, Mickey McDermott, Howard Eisenberg, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cooperstown:

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