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- noun UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand A
phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their handsin turn , creating theillusion of a wave passing through the crowd. - verb To perform a Mexican wave.
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Popularised during the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.
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