Steve

/stiːv/

Steve

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American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Amy) (medium)

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American (Ryan) (medium)

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Definition

Alternative form of STEVE (an atmospheric optical phenomenon, appearing as a ribbon of light in the sky)

Etymology

See STEVE [from 2016] The atmospheric phenomenon was named for a scene in the film Over the Hedge, in which something unknown (a hedge) is given the name Steve. In late 2016, the backronym "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement" was adopted.