We need to talk about how we talk about hoverboards

 By 
Megan Hess
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Oh, hoverboard, how do we describe thee? These exploding toys are a far cry from what Back to the Future promised us -- but "a hoverboard-esque board that doesn't really hover" doesn't have quite the same ring.

Hence, the very real struggle to accurately describe these ... things. The phrases below, compiled from various websites over the past few years, range from the cringeworthy to the bizarre. (Editors' note: We don't have the solution, either.)

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