Shake-a-leg

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  1. 1
    A traditional Aboriginal dance involving rapid movements of the knees. Australia, uncountable

    "Pretty Mary's clapsticks rang out over the grave while Donny danced shake-a-leg with his father for the very first time and the sight of it made everybody cry, even Kerry."

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"Pretty Mary's clapsticks rang out over the grave while Donny danced shake-a-leg with his father for the very first time and the sight of it made everybody cry, even Kerry."

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