fungo
noun
fun·go
ˈfəŋ-(ˌ)gō 
plural fungoes
1
: a fly ball hit especially for practice fielding by a player who tosses a ball in the air and hits it as it comes down
2
Examples of fungo in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
There are fungo drills and batting practice.
—
BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2021
Story in the swing Trevor Story (right wrist fracture) swung a fungo Tuesday and is progressing, the second baseman said.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022
Havre de Grace keeps the fungo for another year with a 6-3 win in Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference, Susquehanna Division play.
—Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2022
The best fungo golfer in the group Kapler watched: the other top candidate for Opening Night, Kevin Gausman.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
Coaches strode the field wearing masks and carrying fungo bats.
—Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2020
Slash all the electronic cables with machetes, fungo-bat the monitors to smithereens.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 27 Feb. 2020
First-base coach Daryl Boston has been working Palka with fungo drills.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
While the Angels took infield before the Texas finale Wednesday, Ohtani stood by the cage with a bat in his hand waiting for BP near where Scioscia was hitting fungo to some infielders.
—Stephen Hawkins, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
See More
BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2021
Story in the swing Trevor Story (right wrist fracture) swung a fungo Tuesday and is progressing, the second baseman said.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022
Havre de Grace keeps the fungo for another year with a 6-3 win in Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference, Susquehanna Division play.
—Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2022
The best fungo golfer in the group Kapler watched: the other top candidate for Opening Night, Kevin Gausman.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
Coaches strode the field wearing masks and carrying fungo bats.
—Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2020
Slash all the electronic cables with machetes, fungo-bat the monitors to smithereens.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 27 Feb. 2020
First-base coach Daryl Boston has been working Palka with fungo drills.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
While the Angels took infield before the Texas finale Wednesday, Ohtani stood by the cage with a bat in his hand waiting for BP near where Scioscia was hitting fungo to some infielders.
—Stephen Hawkins, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
See More
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'fungo.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
circa 1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing fungo
Dictionary Entries Near fungo
Cite this Entry
“Fungo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fungo. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share