Meanings
nounyannigan (plural yannigans)
plural yannigans
- slangball gamesA rookie.
[…] Sammy Strang, a yannigan from the rival New York Giants […]
2010, Bill James, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, page 741 more example
Addie was a star ball player and a student of the sport, but as a sports writer he was a yannigan, a rookie.
2014, Addie Joss, Gary Mitchem, Addie Joss on Baseball, page XII
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APA
yannigan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yannigan
MLA
“yannigan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yannigan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yannigan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yannigan.
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