180°
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]180°
- Alternative form of 180.
- 1995, Michele Weiner-Davis, “Do a 180°”, in Change your Life and Everyone in It: How to Transform Difficult Relationships, Overcome Anxiety and Depression, Break Free from Self-Defeating Ways of Thinking, Feeling, and Acting in One Month or Less, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, →ISBN, pages 163 and 165:
- Although on the surface, doing a 180° may seem like a bizarre strategy, the technique has been around for a millennium. Every parent, whether consciously or not, has used this method at some time or other: “Don’t you dare eat those peas.” […] Paula immediately replied, “He would expect us to get angry, […] or make him promise he’ll be home on time.” At first, Dave suggested that, since they knew about his plan, not commenting on it would be a 180° for them. […] They realized that a real 180° would be for them to encourage him to break curfew.
- 1998, Luke Sullivan, “Only the Good Die Young: The enemies of advertising”, in “Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This.” A Guide to Creating Great Ads (Adweek Books), New York, N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 162:
- These incredible dervishlike turnarounds are known as “doing a 360°.” It’s like doing a 180°, but twice.
- 2009, Susan Withrow, “Smitten”, in Faith's Genesis, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, part 1 (When the Moon is the Seventh House), page 184:
- “You like me, don’t you?” she asked, “I’ve had many boyfriends in my life, I think I know when one has fallen for me.” / “Woman, you’re delirious, we better get you home before your grandfather has my head,” William said doing a complete 180°.