Meanings
- uncountableAn Estonian extreme sport involving a person making a swing known as a kiik gain increasingly more momentum.
The first kiiking swing was made in 1993 by Ado Kosk from Pärnu, Estonia.
2023 March 7, Johanna Sooba, “Kiiking – a wild sport invented in Estonia”, in Visit Estonia, archived from the original on 12 Aug 20232 more examples
Even in Estonia, Laansalu says that while most people know a kiiking swing when they see one, even the locals are a bit lost as to the competitive rules.
2017 February 9, Eric Grundhauser, “Inside the High-Flying World of Estonian Extreme Swinging”, in Atlas ObscuraAnd not only is kiiking an Estonian kind of fun, but it’s also a national sport, with competition and records.
2022 December 11, Przemsław Bociąga, “Estonians – The Master Swingers”, in 3 Seas Europe
Origin
- Proto-Finnic*kiikkudak
- Estoniankiikumadeverb.?
- Estoniankiik
- Englishkiiking
Derived from Estonian kiik.
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kiiking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiiking
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