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anti-gravity lean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti--grav-i-ty lean
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In performance dance, a freestanding 45-degree lean, with a special shoe, anchored to the floor by a support bolt locking to the dance shoe.

Etymology

Coined by Michael Jackson in 1987, when he created this performance dance maneuver, for the music video of Smooth Criminal. The move appears to defy gravity, as one would topple over without the special restraints used for the procedure.

Inflected Forms

anti-gravity leans (plural) antigravity lean (alternative)

Questions

What does anti-gravity lean mean?
In performance dance, a freestanding 45-degree lean, with a special shoe, anchored to the floor by a support bolt locking to the dance shoe.
Where does anti-gravity lean come from?
Coined by Michael Jackson in 1987, when he created this performance dance maneuver, for the music video of Smooth Criminal. The move appears to defy gravity, as one would topple over without the special restraints used for the procedure.

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