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fun•go
(fung′gō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -goes. [Baseball.]
- Sport(in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
- Sporta batted ball, esp. a fly ball, hit in this manner.
- SportAlso called fun′go bat′. a bat used in hitting fungoes, being lighter, longer, and narrower than an ordinary baseball bat.
- of obscure origin, originally 1865–70, American.