What does "charleston" mean?

A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

What is a synonym for "charleston"?

Common synonyms include: capital of west virginia, chucktown, dance, holy city, hustle, jig.

Pronounced //ˈtʃɑɹlstən//.

//ˈtʃɑɹlstən// name, noun, verb

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Noun

1
A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
"Dubbed “the Black Venus”, she danced the charleston in nothing but a string of pearls and a skirt made of 16 rubber bananas, performed with a snake wrapped suggestively round her neck, strolled down the Champs-Élysées with her pet cheetah, and became an international superstar. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/28/dancer-singer-spy-frances-pantheon-to-honour-josephine-baker"
2
an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century wordnet

Verb

1
To dance the Charleston. intransitive
"The Cambridge professor was charlestoning madly with a well-built woman in a backless evening dress; there were dark patches under his arms where the sweat had soaked through his suit."
2
dance the Charleston wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A number of places in the United States:; A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
2
A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
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A number of places in the United States:; A town in Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
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A number of places in the United States:; A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
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A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.

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A number of places in the United States:; A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
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A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).
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A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina; after Charles II of England.
"Dans told CNN he will formally launch his campaign with a prayer breakfast Wednesday in Charleston."
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A number of places in the United States:; A city in Tennessee.
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A number of places in the United States:; A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
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A number of places in the United States:; A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
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A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of West Virginia, United States and the county seat of Kanawha County; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
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A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A village in Angus council area, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation (OS grid ref NO3845).
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A suburb of Dundee, City of Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3532).
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A town in South Australia.
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A coastal village south of Westport, West Coast, New Zealand.