: ending a baseball game immediately by causing the winning run to score for the home team in the bottom of the last inning
a walk-off homer
also : won by the home team in the bottom of the last inning
a walk-off win

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of walk-off was in 1990

Dictionary Entries Near walk-off

Cite this Entry

“Walk-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-off. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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