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one-eighty

one-eighty is the alternative form of 180.

Meaning of 180

Noun

180 (plural 180s)

  1. An instance of spinning 180 degrees, so that one is facing in the opposite direction.
    • He did a 180 off the diving board.
  2. (figuratively) The exact opposite.
    • The friendly welcome was a 180 from what she had been expecting.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A complete change of direction or opinion.
    • She used to like turnips, but she did a 180 and now hates them.

Forms of one-eighty

pluralone-eighties

Questions about one-eighty

What is one-eighty the alternative form of?
One-eighty is the alternative form of 180.

Words near one-eighty in the dictionary

  1. one-downmanship
  2. one-drop
  3. one-drop rule
  4. one-eighth
  5. one-eighties
  6. one-eighty
  7. one-er
  8. one-ers
  9. one-eyed
  10. one-eyed jack
  11. one-eyed jacks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: one-eighty (page history and authors); 180 (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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