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the sweet spot where impact, music, and luck all swing at once
means To strike something with force, or — by extension — a notable success such as a popular song, film, or website visit.
from From Old English 'hyttan' or 'hittan,' meaning 'to come upon, meet with,' a borrowing from Old Norse 'hitta,' 'to light upon, find.' The original sense was less about violence than discovery — to 'hit' upon something was to chance across it, which is why we still speak of hitting the mark or hitting it big. The meaning of 'forceful blow' grew up over centuries, and the 'a hit' sense of a great success blossomed only in the 19th and 20th centuries, as theater, music, and later the internet all wanted a word for the lucky strike that lands.
- contract slang
- mob hitmen once called murder a piece of work
- dopamine loop
- the brain treats a hit like any other reward
- baseball math
- a .300 hitter fails seven times in ten
- viral origin
- web hits once meant every loaded file, not visitors
- boxing truth
- the punch you never see ends fights
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