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  • 111Swing Wing (toy) — The Swing Wing is a toy, similar to the Hula Hoop, worn on the head and twirled by moving the neck and/or body in a back and forth motion. It was developed by Transogram Games and introduced in 1965. The toy has received recent notoriety… …

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  • 112dangle — dangler, n. danglingly, adv. /dang geuhl/, v., dangled, dangling, n. v.i. 1. to hang loosely, esp. with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze. 2. to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention. 3. Gram.… …

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  • 113Native American dance — Introduction also called  Indian dance  or  American Indian dance   the dance of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians.       The treatment of Native American dance in this article is meant to focus first on… …

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  • 114Tic — A repetitive movement that is difficult, if not impossible, to control. Tics can affect any group of muscles. The most common are facial tics, such as eye blinking, nose twitching, or grimacing. Tics that affect the muscles used to produce speech …

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  • 115Glee (TV series) — Glee Glee title card …

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  • 116List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …

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  • 117horizontal gaze nystagmus test — horizontal gaze ny·stag·mus test / ni stag məs / n: a test for intoxication (as of a driver) based on observation of involuntary jerking movements of the eyes as they follow horizontal motion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …

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  • 118jerk — {{11}}jerk (n.1) 1550s, stroke of a whip, from JERK (Cf. jerk) (v.1). Sense of sudden sharp pull or twist first recorded 1570s. Meaning involuntary spasmodic movement of limbs or features first recorded 1805. As the name of a popular dance, it is …

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  • 119smooth — [[t]smu͟ːð[/t]] ♦♦♦ smoother, smoothest, smooths, smoothing, smoothed 1) ADJ GRADED A smooth surface has no roughness, lumps, or holes. ...a rich cream that keeps skin soft and smooth. ...a smooth surface such as glass... The flagstones beneath… …

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  • 120whiplash — whip•lash [[t]ˈ(h)wɪpˌlæʃ, ˈwɪp [/t]] n. 1) the lash of a whip 2) cvb an abrupt snapping motion resembling the lash of a whip 3) pat a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head backward, forward, or both • Etymology: 1565–75 …

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