cheerleading
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]cheerleading (uncountable)
- A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
- 2020 November 29, Tess DeMeyer, Ilana Panich-Linsman, “The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Since its inception in the late 19th century, cheerleading has evolved from yelling encouragement on the sidelines to a competitive hybrid of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics.
- (figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
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[edit]physical activity
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Verb
[edit]cheerleading
- present participle and gerund of cheerlead
Further reading
[edit]cheerleading on Wikipedia.Wikipedia