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fosbury flop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
fos-bury flop
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is aloft.

Etymology

Named for Dick Fosbury, who brought the technique to light in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Inflected Forms

Fosbury flops (plural)

Questions

What does fosbury flop mean?
A high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is aloft.
Where does fosbury flop come from?
Named for Dick Fosbury, who brought the technique to light in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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