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hoops


another term for circlework (driving a car in tight circles at full throttle, causing the rear wheels to skid): Let's get the ute fired up & go do some hoops. Compare circlework, doughnut, doughies, two-bob.

Contributor's comments: Known in SEQ as doughnuts, for obvious reasons.

Contributor's comments: Cuttin' Hoops: Act of driving in tight circles in a car (generally a ute) so that the car pivots on it's front whilst the back end continues on a circle. Also called doing Donuts. Generally used by rural teenagers: "I've been cuttin' hoops in my ute."