variants or less commonly ten-eighty
: a poisonous preparation of sodium fluoroacetate used as a rodenticide and pesticide

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Kim is the youngest halfpipe Olympic gold medalist and the first female boarder to land back-to-back 1080s. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from its laboratory serial number

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of 1080 was in 1945

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“1080.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/1080. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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