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Ritola

Ritola

Finnish

Noun

Ritola

  1. (humorous) escape, flight; used in the idiomatic expression ottaa Ritolat ‎(“to run away, take to the hills, lit. take the Ritolas”).

Etymology

From Ville Ritola, a Finnish long-distance runner who won 8 Olympic medals in the 1920's.

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