Outshake

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than. transitive

    "The Baby Grand Cafe is offering Rose Hardaway $1,500 to dance against La Bommie for the title of "Shake Dance Queen of '52." Bets are 7-5 that Bommie can outshake her."

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"The Baby Grand Cafe is offering Rose Hardaway $1,500 to dance against La Bommie for the title of "Shake Dance Queen of '52." Bets are 7-5 that Bommie can outshake her."

Etymology

From out- + shake.

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