180

English

Etymology

From 180-degree turn.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: one‧eigh‧ty

Noun

180 (plural 180s)

1. (sports) An instance of spinning 180 degrees, so that one is facing in the opposite direction.

   He did a 180 off the diving board.

2. (figuratively) The exact opposite.
   • 2022 November 25, B. Cost, “Man wins legal right to be 'boring' at work, gets $3K from company”, in New York Post‎^[1], NYP Holdings, retrieved 2022-11-27:

     As a result of his refusal, the employee was subsequently canned in 2015 on the basis of […] being boring […] In other words, it was a complete 180 from most employees who get fired for being too wild.

   The friendly welcome was a 180 from what she had been expecting

3. (figuratively, by extension) A complete change of direction or opinion.

   She used to like turnips, but she did a 180 and now hates them.

Usage notes

• Often used with do.

Synonyms

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• about-face
• about-turn
• U-turn

Coordinate terms

• 2160 (6 turns)
• 1980 (5-1/2 turns)
• 1800 (5 turns)
• 1620 (4-1/2 turns)
• 1440 (4 turns)
• 1260 (3-1/2 turns)
• 1080 (3 turns)
• 900 (2-1/2 turns)
• 720 (2 turns)
• 540 (1-1/2 turns)
• 360 (1 complete turn)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛtˌɔtɪ/

Noun

180 c

1. (sports) 180

   Jag gjorde en 180 på det där hoppet.

   I made a 180 on that jump.

Coordinate terms

• 1080 (3 turns)
• 720 (2 turns)
• 540 (1-1/2 turns)
• 360 (1 complete turn)