stunt

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Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

stunt (plural stunts)

  1. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
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Etymology 2

Akin to Old Norse stuttr

Verb

stunt (third-person singular simple present stunts, present participle stunting, simple past and past participle stunted)

  1. Template:transitive To check or hinder the growth or development of.
    Some have said smoking stunts your growth.
    The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.
  2. Template:intransitive Template:slang To show off; to posture.
    I don't like his style, and he always stuntin'. — Hussein Fatal, I Don't Like That (rap song).
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