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eddie the eagle rule

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
ed-die the ea-gle rule
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.

Etymology

The rule was introduced after Michael Edwards (born 1963), known as Eddie the Eagle, represented Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping in 1988 and performed notoriously badly.

Inflected Forms

the Eddie the Eagle rule (canonical)

Questions

What does eddie the eagle rule mean?
A rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.
Where does eddie the eagle rule come from?
The rule was introduced after Michael Edwards (born 1963), known as Eddie the Eagle, represented Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping in 1988 and performed notoriously badly.

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