Equipoise is perfect balance, which is pretty much what it sounds like. Some of the word imps came up with meanings that were eerily close to the truth, but more poetic than the dictionary meaning. Today's winner is Toeknee Chestnut who suggested the following:
"Equipoise is the art of maintaining a very still position for long periods of time. The best place to see equipoise in action is the street performers who paint their skin, usually gold or silver, wear clothes to match their skin paint, assume a position and don't move. People passing by stop and try to figure out if it a person or a statue."
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2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
Remember, children use this site too.
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5 comments:
Horses in a field who see a human family approaching, nudge each other, and deliberately look picturesque.
Equipoise is the technical term for synchronized posing. It was added to the 1956 Summer Olympics after much controversy over whether it counted as a sport or not. It has since been removed, but the IOC is considering bringing it back for the 2016 Olympics.
An ambidextrous porpoise
Equipoise describes the folding and moving required by contortionists to fit themselves in to small spaces, such as suitcases.
Equipoise is the art of maintaining a very still position for long periods of time. The best place to see equipoise in action is the street performers who paint their skin, usually gold or silver, wear clothes to match their skin paint, assume a position and don't move. People passing by stop and try to figure out if it a person or a statue.
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