Etymology

oh for

Today it means: A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment. Full definition →

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From oh (“zero”). Clipped from scorekeeping expressions like "0-4" (read "oh for four"), indicating a baseball player recorded zero hits in four at-bats.

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