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baseball cap

noun

: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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The Ant-Man actor wore a baseball cap, zip-up vest, white sweatshirt and black pants. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 Status Baseball Caps What better way to combat a bad hair day than with a baseball cap? Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025 His moss green zip-up Jacquemus sweater, worn atop a collared shirt and tie, with blue jeans and a Ford Mustang baseball cap, was a clunky collision of smart casual, but executed with a knowing wink. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025 Body Meat - Badaboum, Friday, November 7 Bathed in red lighting, two dudes in all-black and baseball caps graced the stage at Badaboum. Sarah Moroz, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20cap. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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baseball cap

noun
: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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