DiMaggio
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- proper noun
- /dɪˈmædʒioʊ/
- I went west to Boise after I heard that DiMaggio had died.
- Joe DiMaggio
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Watch on YouTubeBut now the guy who played Joe DiMaggio was in The Watcher.
- But now the guy who played Joe DiMaggio was in The Watcher.
- You know, they tell me stories about going on these hunts with Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio and all these guys.
- Willie Mays was brilliant, DiMaggio only because I grew up with him.
- Yeah, years ago talking about Joe DiMaggio freezing himself or something like that.
- And DiMaggio, she married Joe Dimaggio's uncle.
Examples
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Our biggest stars have enlisted: Joe DiMaggio, Hank Greenberg, Ted Williams...
Fiction book (2002) -
By comparison, one in six said they closely followed the news of Joe DiMaggio's death.
Academic text (2000) -
I knew it, DiMaggio knew it.
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I shall strike this like Joe DiMaggio.
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That was Joe DiMaggio, 1936, second game of the World Series.
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Historian 1: Joe DiMaggio was the most famous baseball player in America.
Fiction book (2002) -
From 1936 to his retirement in 1951, New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio was America's most beloved player.
Fiction book (2002) -
So I said, now when you get up to bat, you remember, I'm Marilyn Monroe, and you're Joe DiMaggio.
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Joe DiMaggio was known for his incredible batting skills during his time with the New York Yankees.
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Many baseball fans consider Joe DiMaggio to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
Synonyms
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Famous American baseball player who played for the New York Yankees and had a 56-game hitting streak
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name DiMaggio is an Italian surname made of Di ('of') and Maggio ('May'), the month. So DiMaggio literally means 'of May', a helpful way to remember it as an Italian family name — like the famous baseball player Joe DiMaggio.