Meanings
nounworm burner (plural worm burners)
plural worm burners
- ball gamesA hard-hit ground ball.
Jones smashes a worm burner to mid on.
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Jones smashes a worm burner between third and short.
Synonyms: grasscutter
- golfA low, hard-hit shot.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hard-hit ground ball.
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Origin
From the humorous notion that any worms on the ground might be burned by the rapid passage of the ball.
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worm burner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20burner
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“worm burner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20burner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worm burner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20burner.
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