Baffing

/ˈbæf.ɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of baff; the act of hitting a golf ball clumsily or mishitting a shot.

Etymology

From 'baff' plus the gerund/present participle suffix '-ing.' Forms the continuous aspect of the verb.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'baffing your shots' would have been recognized on any Scottish golf course 150 years ago—but most modern golfers wouldn't even know the word, showing how specialized vocabularies fade when the activity itself changes!

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