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Mills Mess

Mills Mess proper noun: a pattern that involves crossing and uncrossing the arms while juggling.

mills mess: a pattern that involves crossing and uncrossing the arms while juggling
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Proper noun

the Mills Mess

  1. A pattern that involves crossing and uncrossing the arms while juggling.

Forms of Mills Mess

alternative formMills' Mess

Origin of Mills Mess

From the surname of Steve Mills (the inventor of the pattern) + mess.

Questions about Mills Mess

What does Mills Mess mean?
Mills Mess means a pattern that involves crossing and uncrossing the arms while juggling.
What part of speech is Mills Mess?
Mills Mess is a proper noun.

Words near Mills Mess in the dictionary

  1. mills around
  2. Mills bomb
  3. Mills bombs
  4. Mills County
  5. Mills Hill
  6. Mills Mess
  7. Mills' Mess
  8. Mills-and-Boonish
  9. Millsap
  10. Millsaps
  11. Millsboro

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