groundien.
/ˈɡraʊndi/, U.S. /ˈɡraʊndi/ Tennis colloquial.
A groundstroke; a stroke played after the ball has bounced, as opposed to a volley.
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1967 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 20 Feb. 23/1 I've improved my forehand and now I have the ‘groundies’ and can win anywhere.
1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Aug. (Late City Final ed.) vi. 32 Borg..would have..given Bill hell with those groundies to both corners.
2011 R. Bonte Tennis Bubble iv. 54 There is no variation, no slice, no drop shots, no running up to net after a deep groundie for a surprise volley attack.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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