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switch-hitter
noun 3
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bisexual
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maybe
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noun
1
A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
The average ball player can become an effective switch hitter only if he has switched hit from the time he commenced playing.
2
A batsman who performs switch-hits.
3
A person who has sex with both male and female sexual partners.
I met this fat, balding, bisexual 'switch-hitter'— that was his word, 'switch-hitter'— and he was my first experience."
The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. […] Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?
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The average ball player can become an effective switch hitter only if he has switched hit from the time he commenced playing.
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I met this fat, balding, bisexual 'switch-hitter'— that was his word, 'switch-hitter'— and he was my first experience."
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The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. […] Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?
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