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Hook
How you make a sharp right turn: You hook a right.
Susan Morrison
Also see: bang
Related term is "hang" for a more subtle turn. "Flip" can be used as a verb for a U-turn, commonly called a "Yewie" as in "just flip a yewie."
Jon Cathell on March 11, 2004 02:31 PM.
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