jeff
jeff Lexical Profile
jeff Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To alternate systematically between intervals of running and walking during a long-distance race or training session in order to conserve energy and prevent injury.
"By choosing to jeff from the very first mile, she finished her first marathon feeling surprisingly fresh."
To gamble or play a game of chance by throwing printing quads like dice (historical printers' slang).
"During their break in the pressroom, the compositors would often jeff for small change using spare em quads."
• noun
American (circus slang) A rope, particularly a tightrope or a tent guy rope.
"The acrobat carefully tested the tension of the jeff before beginning her practice routine."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The endurance running verb is an eponym coined after American Olympic marathoner and running coach Jeff Galloway, who popularized the run-walk training method in the 1970s.
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