Yogiism

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noun

A malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.

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Meanings

nounYogiism (plural Yogiisms)

plural Yogiisms · alternative Yogi-ism · alternative Yogism

  1. A malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.

    If anything means nothing in baseball (pardon the Yogiism), it's momentum...

    1990, Bill James, The Baseball Book 1990
    1 more example

    A leading member of the wide-field camera team captured most of our feelings with a Yogiism: "I've never seen anyone muddy the waters so clearly."

    1998, Eric Chaisson, The Hubble wars

    Synonyms: Colemanballs

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.

Similar
Colemanballs
Also see
colemanballs

Origin

From Yogi + -ism.

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Cite this entry
APA

Yogiism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yogiism

MLA

“Yogiism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yogiism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yogiism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yogiism.

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