zorbingn.

Brit.

/ˈzɔːbɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈzɔrbɪŋ/, New Zealand English

/ˈzoːbɪŋ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Zorb n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < Zorb n. (see note) + -ing suffix¹.Zorb n. is first attested only three months later than the present word.

Originally New Zealand.

A sport, originating in New Zealand, in which a participant is secured within the inner capsule of a large, inflated, transparent PVC ball which is then rolled along the ground, down hills, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun]

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zorbing1996

1996 Sunday Times 21 Apr. (Travel section) 2/6 Just when we had got used to bungee jumping from helicopters, they have come up with a new way of pumping the adrenaline—zorbing.

1996 Guardian 6 Nov. i. 15/8 He told me I had gone down in the classic novice manner, doing what is known in Zorbing nomenclature as a ‘washing machine’.

1997 Metro (Auckland) Apr. 81 Akers wants to market zorbing as a low-key adventure activity, accessible to a wide range of people, ‘rather than a wild ride for the morons of this world’.

2001 Bizarre July 30/4 There will also be a swimming pool, rollercoaster, scad drops, free-fall simulators, reverse ejection seats, zorbing, ferris wheels and a host of gravity-defying party pieces—all good for inter-galactic training.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zorbing
释义	zorbingn. Brit. /ˈzɔːbɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈzɔrbɪŋ/, New Zealand English /ˈzoːbɪŋ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Zorb n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < Zorb n. (see note) + -ing suffix¹.Zorb n. is first attested only three months later than the present word. Originally New Zealand. A sport, originating in New Zealand, in which a participant is secured within the inner capsule of a large, inflated, transparent PVC ball which is then rolled along the ground, down hills, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] swinging1610 shuggie-shue1653 bilboquet1743 kite-flying1804 cup and ball1836 kittly-benders1854 cakewalk1863 mudlarking1888 pogo1921 pogoing1921 yo-yo1932 waterball1950 laugher1973 karaoke1977 bouncy castle1986 paintball1987 bouncing castle1988 paintballing1989 zorbing1996 1996 Sunday Times 21 Apr. (Travel section) 2/6 Just when we had got used to bungee jumping from helicopters, they have come up with a new way of pumping the adrenaline—zorbing. 1996 Guardian 6 Nov. i. 15/8 He told me I had gone down in the classic novice manner, doing what is known in Zorbing nomenclature as a ‘washing machine’. 1997 Metro (Auckland) Apr. 81 Akers wants to market zorbing as a low-key adventure activity, accessible to a wide range of people, ‘rather than a wild ride for the morons of this world’. 2001 Bizarre July 30/4 There will also be a swimming pool, rollercoaster, scad drops, free-fall simulators, reverse ejection seats, zorbing, ferris wheels and a host of gravity-defying party pieces—all good for inter-galactic training. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1996
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