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- noun idiomatic An
educated guess orestimation withinacceptable bounds .
Etymologies
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An allusion to the relatively large sort of venue in which baseball is played.
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oroboros commented on the word ballpark figure
"At the UPS cargo phone center where I worked, a woman called and said, 'I need a baseball quote.'
I immediately answered with Yogi Berra's famous 'It ain't over 'til it's over!'
There was a brief moment of silence before the woman asked, 'What was that?'
'You asked me for a baseball quote,' I responded, 'and that was the first thing that came into my head.'
'Oh!' she replied. 'My husband told me to call and get a baseball quote.'
I asked if she wanted to ship something, and she said she did. Then it dawned on me: 'Do you mean you want a ballpark figure?'"
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January 16, 2010
bilby commented on the word ballpark figure
Hmmmm.
January 16, 2010