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do-si-do
[ doh-see-doh ]
noun
, plural do-si-dos.
- a figure in square-dancing, in which two persons advance, pass around each other back to back, and return to their places.
verb (used with object)
, do-si-doed, do-si-do·ing.
- to dance this figure around (one's partner).
verb (used without object)
, do-si-doed, do-si-do·ing.
- to execute a do-si-do.
do-si-do
/ ˌdəʊsɪˈdəʊ /
noun
- a square-dance figure in which dancers pass each other with right shoulders close or touching and circle back to back
sentence substitute
- a call instructing dancers to perform such a figure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of do-si-do1
C20: from dos-à-dos
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