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Hoth

UK/ˈhɒθ/ US/ˈhɑθ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe

Origin

Named after the fictional ice planet of Hoth from the 1980 U.S. science fiction film Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, due to its extremely cold surface temperature.

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