torear
v.— «In Spanish there’s a slang verb, torear, meaning “to do the bullfight move,” to handle everything that comes at you gracefully, and look good doing it.» —“Gifted and grounded: Maurer handles playoff loss with grace” by Mark Wogenrich in Newark, Del. Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) Nov. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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