Mexican wave
noun/ˌmeksɪkən ˈweɪv/
/ˌmeksɪkən ˈweɪv/
[countable] (British English) (North American English the wave [singular])
- a continuous movement that looks like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their arms, and then sits down againTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1Word Originso named because of the repeated practice of this movement at the 1986 soccer World Cup finals in Mexico City.
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