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Meaning of dwarf tossing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Zwergenwerfen
Français lancer de nain
Polski rzut karłem

Examples

“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 . . .”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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