Lexical entry
カップイン
kappuin
The act of hitting the golf ball into the hole.
Sports & GamesPure GairaigoWasei-EigoSource: English
Meaning
A Japanese-coined English (wasei eigo) term used in golf to describe the moment the ball enters the cup.
- holing the ball (golf)
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- possible-wasei
- Active language
- English