beaning

Skull-striking wild throw

Beaning is hitting someone in the head with a thrown object, especially a baseball.

A pitcher who beans a batter—whether intentionally or not—risks ejection and retaliation.

The term extends beyond baseball to any deliberate headshot: He got beaned with a snowball.

baseball

pitch

Frequency of sound

  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • headUppermost body part
  • batterUncooked cake mixture

pitcher · fastball · helmet · injury · intentional · retaliation · brushback · plunking · beanball · dugout

internet

meme

Shared online humor

prank · hashtag · trending · content · influencer · video · social media · youth culture · fad · craze

vandalism

throwing

Propelling by arm motion

  • mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
  • prankPlayful trick on someone
  • messDisorderly, troublesome condition

cleanup · property · damage · nuisance · delinquency · juvenile · egging · toilet-papering · harassment · hoodlum

Categories
Opposites
pitch outcome/contact type

beaningstriking out

Eliminating by crossing through

missing · whiffing · called strike · swinging strike · fanning

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG