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Mexican wave

NOUN
crowd wave
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The Qiddiya Coast Stadium will feature a ripple design to evoke the look of a Mexican wave, while the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium in Riyadh will be located on a clifftop.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

Other planned events include “the largest Mexican wave ever performed” and a “giant karaoke.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

The Mexican wave in a stadium looks like a pattern traveling across the tiers.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

Just like a Mexican wave through a stadium, once a jump-yip is instigated, it will travel through an entire colony, each prairie dog jumping and yipping after its closest colony mate has jumped and yipped.

From Scientific American • Jan. 8, 2014

"I like to imagine a Mexican wave of laughter going round the country."

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2013



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