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superhero landing

superhero landing noun: an action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling.

superhero landing: an action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg,...
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Noun

superhero landing (plural superhero landings)

  1. An action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling.
    • Superhero landing. She's gonna do a superhero landing. Wait for it. [...] Whoo! Superhero landing! You know, that's really hard on your knees.2016, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Deadpool, spoken by Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds)
    • Then — boom! — Spidey sticks the classic superhero landing.2016 March 11, David Betancourt, “‘Captain America: Civil War’: How Marvel Studios just saved Spider-Man”, in Washington Post, retrieved 01 Jan 2023

Synonyms of superhero landing

Forms of superhero landing

pluralsuperhero landings

Origin of superhero landing

From Deadpool (2016 film).

Questions about superhero landing

What does superhero landing mean?
Superhero landing means an action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling.
What part of speech is superhero landing?
Superhero landing is a noun.
What is the plural of superhero landing?
The plural of superhero landing is superhero landings.

Words near superhero landing in the dictionary

  1. superherbs
  2. superhero
  3. superhero chin
  4. superhero chins
  5. superhero insurance
  6. superhero landing
  7. superhero landings
  8. superherodom
  9. superheroes
  10. superheroic
  11. superheroically

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