Definitions
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- noun sports A form of
choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium, where they make a large-scale pattern or picture by holding up, or wearing, various materials.
Etymologies
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Examples
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'tifo', meaning Typhus, supposedly because one has a weird tendency to scream like crazy and wear a large foam hand displaying "#1" when suffering from said illness.
The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide 2009
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And so, among the tifo from the crowd: Olsen as Rambo, and Olsen with RFK's now-famous raccoon.
Ben Olsen as Rambo 2010
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And the fans respond in-kind, as seen in this bit of tifo they unveiled for the injured Bryan Namoff, who has missed the entire season to date with a concussion.
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Then before long you'll find yourself in the basement of some guy that you only knew as "UpTheCapitalCityFc" hours before making a two-stick tifo display.
Last word (until the next one) on Ottawa Duane Rollins 2009
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Ruffini's sole medical treatise is a "Memoria sul tifo contagioso".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Fans of HV71 and visiting team Djurgarden then combined in a "tifo" style tribute, using placards to spell out Liv's name during a minute's silence.
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Fans of HV71 and visiting team Djurgarden then combined in a "tifo" style tribute, using placards to spell out Liv's name during a minute's silence.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PHILLIP O 2011
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Behind the scenes: Emerald City Supporters big opening night tifo banner
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Pregame: ECS with a tifo that says, "World domination starts here" with a picture of
The Seattle Times 2010
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Behind the scenes: Emerald City Supporters big opening night tifo banner
EditorMark commented on the word tifo
A choreographed display by fans at a sporting event.
"A beautiful sight on Saturday as the Nordecke unfurled new tifo. Another terrific photo by Sam Fahmi. http://bit.ly/a4UHJu #TheCrew"
- @MassiveCityFFC, May 31, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tifo
May 31, 2010
bilby commented on the word tifo
Funny, they claim this comes from Italian and yet our Italian friends would call any such phenomenon coreografia.
June 1, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word tifo
Indeed. Tifo simply means support (for a team/athlete).
June 1, 2010