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tankhughes commented on the word send it
I've heard this a lot in rock climbing - going hard, or flashing a boulder problem - getting through the whole thing at once, maybe with a dynamic move. It's also used in other extreme sports.
But now I'm hearing coworkers using it, talking about hammering in a nail (literally) with full confidence, or making the choice for a group to leave after waiting for a few minutes for a maybe to join.
Dictionary.com says it comes from rock climbing slang, but was popularized through a snowmobile stunt video: https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/send-it/
September 8, 2023
tankhughes commented on the word send it
The British gymnast Nile Wilson says this 20 seconds into this video and it also appears on screen (video from Dec 2021): https://youtu.be/XdxPuA8xxw0?si=FcDNC5nDPTkzPPR7
September 15, 2023