McTwist
/məkˈtwɪst
/noun
(In skateboarding and snowboarding) an aerial manoeuvre in which the boarder spins one and a half times while holding the edge of the board with one hand: she did seven tricks, including a perfect McTwist...
- His little brother Takeshi, 15, followed up for second place with triple McTwist, which is a spin with an axial twist.
- I saw Jeff Grosso not too long ago and he just recently learned the McTwist.
- I wanted to see you attempt a 720, but I guess the McTwist will do.
Origin
1980s: from the name of the US skateboarder Mike McGill, who invented the manoeuvre, and twist.
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