/fung"goh/ , n. , pl. fungoes . Baseball.
1. (in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
2. a batted ball, esp. a fly ball, hit in this manner.
3. Also called fungo bat . a bat used in hitting fungoes, being lighter, longer, and narrower than an ordinary baseball bat.
[ 1865-70, Amer.; of obscure orig. ]