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dwarf tossing

dwarf tossing noun: a "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.

Noun

dwarf tossing (uncountable)

  1. A "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.
    • Dwarf tossing is an activity that has engendered significant opposition. This "sport" originated in 1985 when bouncers at an Australian night club decided it would be entertaining for customers to compete by seeing who could throw a dwarf the farthest.2005, Betty M Adelson, Dwarfism: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Profound Short Stature
    • The circular said that dwarf tossing should be banned on the basis of, among other things, article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights . . .2004 Richard Burchill et. al. - Defining Civil and Political Rights: The Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
    Synonyms:
    midget tossing

Synonyms of dwarf tossing

Questions about dwarf tossing

What does dwarf tossing mean?
Dwarf tossing means a "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.
What part of speech is dwarf tossing?
Dwarf tossing is a noun.

Words near dwarf tossing in the dictionary

  1. dwarf tapeworm
  2. dwarf thistle
  3. dwarf thistles
  4. dwarf tinamou
  5. dwarf tinamous
  6. dwarf tossing
  7. dwarf wall
  8. dwarf walls
  9. dwarf weasel
  10. dwarf-hill
  11. dwarf-hills

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