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Cancan

//ˈkænˌkæn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

    "They formed up, in perfect silence, in two lines, facing each other between us and the fire, and then the dance - a sort of infernal and fiendish cancan - began."

  2. 2
    a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line wordnet
  3. 3
    A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance the cancan.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cancan.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cancan.

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