baseball cap

noun

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

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John’s backwards baseball cap is so lesbian (complimentary). Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026 Local social media users may have seen the video of Pete, sporting sunglasses and a backward baseball cap, reshared on lifestyle page Only in Dade. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 There was no question that at least a few of the attendees, wearing khakis and stand up for sportsmen baseball caps, aspired to power. Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 At one point, a man wearing a white T-shirt and black baseball cap can be seen trying to intervene as a police officer attempts to break up a fight. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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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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