nosedive

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  A sudden and sharp decline or drop, especially in the value of something.

  - "The stock market experienced a nosedive after the unexpected announcement."
  - "His spirits took a nosedive after losing the game."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with nosedive
dive , hive , jive , rive

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Variants

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nose-dive , nose-dived , nose-dives , nose-diving , nosedive , nosedives

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Etymology

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Originally meant the nose of an aircraft diving, from the Old French nus, meaning naked, due to the exposed underbelly of the plane during a dive.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'nosedive' was first used in aviation during the early 1900s.

2. In the movie 'The Big Lebowski', the character Walter Sobchak famously says 'F**k it, let's go bowling.' after hearing that his friend's rug was 'f**ked up' – a euphemism for a nosedive in the stock market.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dive: Related to the action of falling or dropping quickly, as in a nosedive.

2. Stock Market: A place where stocks, bonds, and other securities are bought and sold.

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Culture

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In literature, 'nosedive' is often used metaphorically to describe a sudden and dramatic decline in a situation or person's fortunes. In art, it can be depicted visually through the use of sharp angles and dark colors.

How to Memorize "nosedive"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a graph with a steep downward slope to remember the meaning of nosedive.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with a plane diving or a graph with a sharp decline.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering 'Nose' in Nosedive stands for 'N'ever 'S'ucceeds 'O'ver 'D'own'.

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