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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water.
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- verb intransitive to participate in
bungee jumping
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fbharjo commented on the word bungee jump
It is amazing bungee jumping has been around for over a 100 years. I thought it was a recent phenomenon
April 20, 2012