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dwarf tossing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 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 . . .

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kääpiönheitto — Translations
  • French: lancer de nain — Translations
  • German: Zwergenwerfen — Translations
  • Polish: rzut karłem — Translations