Riverdance
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.
Verb
- 1 To perform this style of dance.
"And in a burst of Celtic drums and fiddles, a bosomy colleen with a jaunty green hat and suit jacket riverdanced onto the stage, clogging with a surprising degree of expertise, barely restrained breasts jiggling."
Example
More examples"And in a burst of Celtic drums and fiddles, a bosomy colleen with a jaunty green hat and suit jacket riverdanced onto the stage, clogging with a surprising degree of expertise, barely restrained breasts jiggling."
Etymology
From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.
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