cadillac

cadillac
 v.— «In baseball, you’re supposed to “Cadillac” around the bases…The expression the ballplayers’ own for savoring the sweet cheers of the crowd by trotting majestically around the bases.» —“Bob Addie’s Column…“ by Bob Addie in Boston Washington Post and Times Herald May 14, 1957. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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