360
nounEtymology Clipping of Xbox 360, a trademark.
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Video games A Microsoft Xbox 360, a video game console.
360
noun/θɹiːˈsɪksti/
Etymology From 360° of rotation.
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A single spin which results in the original orientation.
- The road was wet and my car did a 360, freaking me out.
- The basketball player did a 360 and dunked.
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Business An instance of 360 degree feedback.
- As your organization grows, performing live 360s for every employee obviously won't be feasible. At Return Path, live 360s are limited to VP-level team members and above.2013, Matt Blumberg, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business:
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Proscribed A complete change of direction or opinion.
- No thanks. I used to be clueless but I turned that situation around 360 degrees.1992 July 30, Scott Adams, Dilbert (comic), archived from the original on 22 Feb 2023:
- In the past, her stance on abortion was more the way I feel, just for the first trimester, then she did a 360.2017, New York Times, ‘You Focus on the Good’: Women Who Voted for Trump, in Their Own Words:
2 more examples
- “He totally did a 360 [degree turn] from his younger years,” said Steve Black, a long-time friend.2022, “Former NHL star Tom McCarthy went to prison then turned his life around”, in The Globe and Mail:
- Following a political backlash among her strongest supporters, Truss did a 360° and scrapped the tax cut idea.2022, Washington Monthly, Great Britain’s Conservatives Are Screwing Up The Economy: