/fayd"euh way'/ , n.
1. an act or instance of fading away.
2. Baseball. screwball (def. 2).
3. Baseball. a slide made by a base runner to one side of the base, with one leg bent and stretched back to catch hold of the base.
4. Basketball. a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket.
[ 1905-10, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase fade away ]