first base
(baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
Seen in the wild
It’s been such a joy to watch Jordan Walker bloom as a hitter this year. Fun as hell. They should try him at first base soon. Dude’s not gonna stick in the outfield. See if you can find a spot where he works, before…
Who is going to stop this? FIRST BASE
wait so that line that is 45° past half a swing is the *line*? the line isn’t perpendicular to the pitch direction?! it’s along the first base line?
RT @ChrisRoseSports: Kyle Stowers names Matt Olson, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rizzo as his favorite players to talk to at first base https:/…
Definitions
(baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
The runner took his lead off first base.
“It’s been such a joy to watch Jordan Walker bloom as a hitter this year. Fun as hell. They should try him at first base soon. Dude’s not gonna stick in the outfield. See if you can find a spot where he works, before you resign yourself to DHing him.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Who is going to stop this? FIRST BASE”
— Bluesky· May 2026“wait so that line that is 45° past half a swing is the *line*? the line isn’t perpendicular to the pitch direction?! it’s along the first base line?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“RT @ChrisRoseSports: Kyle Stowers names Matt Olson, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rizzo as his favorite players to talk to at first base https:/…”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
(singulare tantum, by extension) Completion of the first phase of an activity.
I got to first base with Danny, and hope to get him naked this weekend.
Comments
(singulare tantum, US, colloquial) Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
The runner took his lead off first base.
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "first base".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "first base" (F)
Browse all slang words starting with F.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- get to first base64%
(idiomatic) To get as far as the first phase or milestone of a goal.
- get to first base61%
(slang, idiomatic, euphemistic) To get as far as kissing in sexual advances.
- home run59%
(baseball) A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.