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chute the chute
or chute the chutes, shoot the chutes
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verb (used without object)
to ride or slide on, or as if on, a chute-the-chute.
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Origin of chute the chute
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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chute-the-chute
or chute-the-chutes
[ shoot-thuh-shoot, shoot-uh-shoot ]
/ ˈʃut ðəˌʃut, ˈʃut əˌʃut /
noun
a ride or coaster, as at an amusement park or carnival, that provides thrills or excitement by moving passengers down steep dips and around sharp curves, especially one having a track that ends in water.Compare roller coaster.
a steep or curving slide used for purposes of amusement.
any ride, motion, or experience that produces a sensation of rapid or curving descent: an emotional chute-the-chute.
Origin of chute-the-chute
1890–95, Americanism;see chute1
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