baseball cap

noun

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

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The gunman seen in the video — wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts, a backwards black baseball cap, white socks and black slides — fired off multiple rounds toward the group before fleeing the scene. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Harry, wearing a backwards baseball cap, is seen flipping his daughter in the pool. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Keeping her accessories simple, Ratajkowski opted for a pair of diamond stud earrings and a black baseball cap to block out the sun. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026 For years, such shows effectively channelled both the populist anger and the wealth worship of the past two decades, inviting audiences to hate the élite while coveting their five-star amenities and their cashmere baseball caps. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Aug. 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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