slurve

Etymology

Blend of slider + curve.

slurve means A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if they were throwing a curve ball. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if they were throwing a curve ball.“Of the 90 pitches he threw, Igawa, who relies on a slurve, fastball and changeup, never unleashed one that traveled faster than 91 miles per hour.”