tap dance

tap dance

noun
a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps.

Origin:
1925–30

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Tap dance is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Dictionary.com Unabridged

tap-dance

[tap-dans, -dahns]
verb (used without object), tap-danced, tap-danc·ing.
to perform a tap dance.

Origin:
1925–30

tap-danc·er, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To tap dance
Collins
World English Dictionary
tap dance
 
n
1.  a step dance in which the performer wears shoes equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound on the stage as he dances
 
vb
2.  to perform a tap dance
 
'tap-dancer
 
n
 
'tap-dancing
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature