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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The act or sport of skiing in a zigzag course.
  2. n. A race on skis or in vehicles along such a course, laid out with markers such as flags.
  3. v. To race in or as if in a slalom.
  4. v. To waterski using a single ski designed so the feet are secured one behind the other.

Wiktionary

  1. n. uncountable, sports The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)
  2. n. uncountable Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
  3. n. countable, sports A course used for the sport of slalom.
  4. n. countable, sports A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
  5. v. intransitive To race in a slalom.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
  2. v. race on skis around obstacles

Etymologies

  1. From Norwegian sla ("steep, hill side") and låm ("trail"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Norwegian slalåm : slad, sloping + låm, path. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. giant slalom
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  • ruzuzu Ah, slalom... I like 'em. Feb 26, 2010

  • dontcry *note to self: always say it like this: sla-LOM*
    *snort* Feb 26, 2010

  • hernesheir Sh(l)alom, y'all. Feb 25, 2010

  • PossibleUnderscore *note to self: use this word today*
    *and tomorrow*
    *and possibly the day after too*

    rt: Ha! New Winter Olympic event? Feb 25, 2010

  • reesetee What I'd really like to see is a Salami Slalom event. Feb 25, 2010

  • yarb I like this word! I like the mouthfeel, and I like using it to describe all sorts of erratic movement. Watch as I slalom though the milling horde in the direction of the bar. See the toddler slalom through the gaggle of geese! Feb 25, 2010

  • reesetee And make sure you don't hit the Jewish people as you're coming around the curve. Feb 25, 2010

  • chained_bear I tried that. It still blows. Feb 25, 2010

  • bilby You need to say it sla-LOM as if you were zig-zagging around Jewish people. Feb 25, 2010

  • chained_bear This word is hideous. Hideous. And vile. Feb 25, 2010

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