First Known Use: 1938
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lutz
noun \ˈləts\
Definition of LUTZ
: a backward figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the outside edge of one skate followed by a full turn in the air and a landing on the outside edge of the other skate
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Origin of LUTZ
probably irregular from Gustave Lussi †1993 American (Swiss-born) figure skating coach
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