General
tens
What does tens mean?
Straight tens across the board, a perfect score from all the judges, which sends a walker through to the next round. 'Getting your 10s' is the goal of the opening round of a category: clear the bar, prove you've got the fundamentals and the look, and you advance. Anything less and you risk the chop.
"First round she got all her 10s without breaking a sweat. The grand prize was always hers to lose."
Origin
Ball culture; refers to receiving the maximum score from each judge in a category.
Frequently asked questions
What does tens mean in a competition?
Tens are perfect scores from every judge — the green light to advance to the next round.
How do you use tens in a sentence?
"She pulled tens from all four judges and sailed through."
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