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football bat
What does football bat mean?
Describes a person or a way of doing things that is strangely wrong, as nonsensical as a football-shaped bat.
"His plan was completely football bat and nobody understood it."
Origin
U.S. military slang.
Frequently asked questions
What does 'football bat' mean?
It describes something or someone bizarre and nonsensical — as strangely wrong as the idea of a football-shaped bat.
How is 'football bat' used?
As an adjective for a person or plan that makes no sense, e.g. 'his plan was completely football bat and nobody understood it.'
Where does the phrase come from?
It's U.S. military slang; the humor is in mashing together two unrelated objects to capture something that just doesn't add up.
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