frugger

frug

[froog] noun, verb, frugged, frug·ging.
noun
1.
a dance deriving from the twist.
verb (used without object)
2.
to dance the frug.

Origin:
1960–65; of unexplained orig.; perhaps akin to frig

frug·ger, noun
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frug
1964, disco dance derived from the Twist, of unknown origin.
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Frugger is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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