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Dictionary definition of “full-gorilla”

full-gorilla

adv. in baseball, aggressively or with the utmost force, especially in the phrase to go full gorilla. Also n. Subjects: English, Baseball, Sports & Recreation, Slang

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Citations: 1994 Michael Murphy Houston Chronicle (Texas) (July 4) “Huisman closes book on past” p. 5: He was always the type of pitcher who went full-gorilla all the time.…He was always aggressive and went right after us. 2004 Ross Newhan Los Angeles Times (Sept. 12) “Angels’ Rodriguez Is an Animated Special” p. D4: In only his second full season in the majors, with a better concept of location and selection but still basically what pitching coach Bud Black calls “full gorilla” on every pitch, Rodriguez has set a club record for strikeouts by a reliever. 2005 Elliott Teaford Daily Breeze (Torrange, California) (Aug. 5) “Angels notebook: Washburn placed on the 15-day DL”: “He felt better, but it’s not at a level where we can just turn him loose on Saturday,” Manager Mike Scioscia said of Washburn, who threw off a bullpen mound and said he felt only slight discomfort while going “full gorilla,” as he termed it.

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