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Definition of eighty-one

eighty-one

  • A crash. Used in bobsled and luge. Originally a bobsledding term, probably originated at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobrun in Lake Placid, New York, during the 1970s. The etymology is unknown.
    I had an eighty-one on the first S-curve.

    Last edited on Feb 23 2013. Submitted by Jeff S. from Northport, ME, USA on Sep 04 1998.

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Definitions include: see 86.

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Definitions include: "buy one get one" free.
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Definitions include: to masturbate.

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