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stivotting flapper 

A snow skier who lacks control of his skis and exercises a series of ever accelerating sliding turns with flapping clothes and skis. You must beware for danger of being hit.
As I was skiing out at Whistler I was almost slayed by a "stivotting flapper."
Related Words
To Spin and Pivot
I Spivoted the pallet jack.
Spivot by shinjlong March 31, 2010
Shift + Pivot. Not quite a shift, not quite a pivot, but a shivot.
In 2019 Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook was making a shivot to private messaging from public discourse.
shivot by fleetwoodfan March 15, 2019
Shivot: Putting some shift in your pivot.

When a simple change in direction isn’t enough, a shivot is a more intentional, energized move, adjusting not just what you’re doing, but how you’re doing it. Often used in business, careers, or life when momentum matters as much as direction.
“We didn’t just pivot after the feedback—we shivoted and completely rethought our approach.”
shivot by empeachy January 6, 2026

rusty spivot 

When you put your finger in that place and give someone a Hardee's thick burger for putting up with your fun time.
where did you get that lunch John?

Oh, from a man in the alley who gave me a rusty spivot. Worth it.
rusty spivot by Mortymortician January 15, 2016