Meaning & use
the Fosbury Flop
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A high-jump technique in which the athlete goes over the bar backward and headfirst.
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She cleared the bar using the Fosbury Flop.
The Fosbury Flop revolutionized high jumping in the 1960s.
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This is a proper noun for a high-jump technique, named after Dick Fosbury. It is usually written with capital letters and often used with 'the'. In everyday writing, you can say 'the Fosbury Flop' or simply 'the flop' in sports contexts.
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