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单词 dwarf tossing
释义

dwarf tossing

English

Noun

dwarf tossing (uncountable)

  1. A "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.
    • 2005 Betty M Adelson - Dwarfism: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Profound Short Stature
      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.
    • 2004 Richard Burchill et. al. - Defining Civil and Political Rights: The Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
      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 . . .

Synonyms

  • midget tossing

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