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fadeaway

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[feyd-uh-wey] / ˈfeɪd əˌweɪ /

noun

  1. an act or instance of fading away.

  2. Baseball. screwball.

  3. Baseball. a slide made by a base runner to one side of the base, with one leg bent and stretched back to catch hold of the base.

  4. Basketball. a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket.

Etymology

Origin of fadeaway

1905–10, noun use of verb phrase fade away

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