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DEFINITION: n. A person who, despite professional lessons and incessant practice, cannot dance without looking like a ruptured goose. v. To dance in an awkward or clumsy manner.
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Spasanova
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: spazənōvə
Sentence: To say that Rudy has two left feet is an insult to feet. He was asked to leave after just one lesson at Arthur Murray. When he busted out his spasanova at the club a paramedic knocked him to the floor and stuck a tongue depressor in his mouth.
Etymology: spastic (relating to or affected by muscle spasm) + bosanova (a style of Brazilian dance)
Coordinainted
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: co - ORD - in - aint - ed
Sentence: Dilwood was totally coordinainted, so much so that he gave new meaning to 'two left feet'...in fact at times he appeared to have THREE left feet and much to his consternation, he was absolutely unable to perform the footwork to any of the popular dances of the day.
Etymology: Blend of coordinated and ain't
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COMMENTS:
excellaint! - galwaywegian, 2008-05-29: 08:31:00
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Choreseptic
Created by: focusteacher
Pronunciation: kor uh sep tik
Sentence: She wanted to dance, but Emily didn't know she'd been asked by a choreseptic.
Etymology: From the Greek khoros=dance, and the Greek septos=putrefying or rotten.
Messodoble
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Mess-oh-doh-blay
Sentence: Despite three and a half years ballroom dance lessons, Toby still resembled an emu with two left feet. His long suffering dance instructor had come to the conclusion that he was just a messodoble and there really was no hope.
Etymology: Mess, a state of confusion or difficuly + Pasodoble, a fast-paced ballroom dance based on a Latin American marching style. Origin, Spanish 'double step'. = Messodoble.
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-05-29: 11:52:00
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Boogiewookiee
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boŏgē woŏkē
Sentence: Tremor's girlfriend is sorry she ever suggested that he take dance lessons. His new style can be best described as boogiewookiee. He now loves to get his hairy, oversized body out on the dance floor and gyrate like a bowl of Jello during an earthquake. The last time they went to a dance club, somebody called 911 thinking that his spastic twitchings were caused by an epileptic seisure.
Etymology: boogie-woogie (a dance to fast pop or rock music) + Wookiee (a hairy alien species in Star Wars)
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COMMENTS:
super - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-10: 14:01:00
Out of this world! - Nosila, 2009-07-11: 01:44:00
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Gawkytrot
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gaw/kee/trot
Sentence: Jenny hates going to weddings with Joe because he always wants to dance, but he can only gawkytrot his way around the dance floor.
Etymology: GAWKYTROT - from GAWKY (awkward; ungainly; clumsy) + FOXTROT (a dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps in fixed sequences)
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-29: 10:23:00
Looks good to me - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-30: 06:39:00
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Hokahpokah
Created by: mikeysfbay
Pronunciation: hoe-ka-poe-ka
Sentence: Look at that hokahpokah makin' a fool of hisself!
Etymology: First used in New Orleans French Quarter during the early 1950's
Rhumbad
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rum bad
Sentence: When he was going out on the dance floor, all his potential partners used to disappear. That was because he rhumbad so terribly. He was all jerky movements and poor footwork. He also sambad, mambad and his foxtrot was a moxtrot. He tried the paso dope-le and his jive was well, jive. He later went on to become a judge oin Dancing with the Stars.
Etymology: Rhumba (cuban dance of love) & Bad (not good;below average standards)
Bossanono
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bossa noh noh
Sentence: he was a total bossanono, his foxtrot was more like a cowslip and his tango went
Etymology: bossanova no no
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-05-29: 18:13:00
Michael's dancing sounds just like mine. Great word!
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
Whatup with the \\\\\\that appears whenever I type a quote or apostrophe?
Guest artist? New style? Reminds me a bit of Shel Silverstein.