pitch
n.— «I went over there with $100, naively thinking we could make it. We had no idea what we were doing. Nyles and Jen had been there, but we were completely clueless. It was rainy; we had no place to stay. But the first pitch—that’s street lingo for a set—we played was like magic. It went over really well.» —“The Crooners leave busking behind for Belly Up” by Stewart Oksenhorn Aspen Times (Colorado) Dec. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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