"rally cap" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæl.i ˌkæp/ [US] Audio: en-au-rally cap.ogg [Australia] Forms: rally caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rally cap (plural rally caps)
  1. (US, baseball) A baseball cap worn inside-out and backwards, or in another unconventional manner, by players or fans, as a talisman in order to will a team into a come-from-behind rally late in the game. Tags: US Categories (topical): Baseball, Headwear Synonyms: rally-cap Related terms: rally

Inflected forms

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