English

Etymology
Origin of the word is subject to much debate but most references credit it to Wikipedia:Iain Dowie|Iain Dowie.

Noun
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1. sports|slang The ability of a person or team to bounce back, that is, to return to good form after a period of not performing well.

#: By passing the test, after last years abysmal failure, he exhibited great bouncebackability.

1. colloquial The ability to recover from a past relationship.

Related terms
-ability
bounce back

References
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/new-words/041206-bouncebackability.htm

seeCites

ru:bouncebackability

• 2007-08-20 20:57 - Connel MacKenzie - rm cruft irrelevant to etymology, rm misspelling (alt? no), rm invalid references, +tags

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