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Mexican wave
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Mexican wave
n
(General Sporting Terms) the rippling effect produced when the spectators in successive sections of a sports stadium stand up while raising their arms and then sit down
[so called because it was first demonstrated at the World Cup in Mexico in 1986]
Translations
Mexican wave
n → La-Ola-Welle f
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