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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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Danserine
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: Dance+ANSERINE
Sentence: It is so hard not to laugh, he is such a danserine, I will not dance with him again.
Etymology: Dance+ANSERINE ANSERINE:1. of or pertaining to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese. 2. resembling a goose; gooselike. 3. stupid; foolish; silly.
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: 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:
Fav one, but you used it as a verb in the example... of course, it could be both a noun and a verb. - marumaru, 2009-07-10: 21:12:00
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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
Rudeoafnerdyev
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: roo/dofe/nurdy/ev
Sentence: Anna Pavlova's boyfriend thought he most graceful dancer on the floor but his bone crunching side kicks earned him the nickname rudeoafnerdyev.
Etymology: rude (clumsy) + oaf (awkward lout)+ nerdy + Rudolf Nureyev
Waddlewaltz
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation: \'wä-dəl-ˈwȯl(t)s
Sentence: Elaine is such a waddlewaltz that the band launched into "the chicken dance" when she got to the wedding reception.
Etymology: WADDLE (to move forward while swaying from side to side; to move like a fowl) + WALTZ (a ballroom dance in 3⁄4 time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close). Unsteady, flailing performers of highly choreographed, dance routines at the Indiana State Fair were privately termed waddlewaltzes by the unforgiving judges. The word circulated in the world of dance, making an appearance on the national stage when a guest judge used the term to describe a contestant on the reality TV program "So you think you can dance".
Coordinainted
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: co-ORD-in-aynt-ed
Sentence: Finsterwald 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' (adept - skillful) and 'ain't' (alternative to 'isn't')
Bleakdance
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: bleek-dance
Sentence: Steven auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance with his best Bleakdance. "They don't know what they're talking about rejecting me. Those poppers and lockers have nothing on my moves," he said to the person in 23D on his flight back to Indianna.
Etymology: Bleak, without hope or a future + Break dance, style of dancing.
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COMMENTS:
A bleakdance turned into a beakdance for this silly goose...good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-10: 17:50:00
I agree! - splendiction, 2009-07-10: 23:46:00
P.S. Love your name! You\'re the tops! - Nosila, 2009-07-11: 01:46:00
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Balldoomdancer
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: ball doom DANCE er
Sentence: He became known in dance lines as the balldoomdancer for his horrific dance technique. At each event he’d appear uninvited with a new partner, in uniquely garish costume. And there he’d manage to bring about a unique disaster: the Tango entaglement; the foul-smelling Fox Trots; the reviving of his partner after the Jive, the Pass-out Doble.
Etymology: From: ballroom dance and doom.
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COMMENTS:
Pass-out Doble...love it! - Nosila, 2009-07-10: 17:46:00
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Honkstrot
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: honks trot
Sentence: When Xander Gander entered the local dance contest, Dancing With The Scars, he lived up to his reputation as the worst dancer in town. Jangled tangos, sad sambas, cheesy cha cha chas, jittery jitterbugs, wacko waltzes and dismal discos were all part of his dance card. What should have been a fabulous foxtrot turned into a horrible honkstrot. The judges cried fowl. Xander had to fly south to escape the dishonor he had brought on the dance academy, Poultry in Motion.
Etymology: Honks (sound a goose makes) & Trot (a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences)
Riverdunce
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: rivvv err dun ssssss
Sentence: Michael Phatttley was such a riverdunce. His salsa was unpalatable, his hiphop a hipflop and his funky chicken a health hazard.
Etymology: riverdance, dunce
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COMMENTS:
Like it!! - TJayzz, 2008-05-29: 14:46:00
No sat in the corner for you, top of the class! Good stuff. - Rutilus, 2008-05-29: 15:08:00
I'm glad an Irishman came up with this one - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-29: 10:18:00
Michael's dancing sounds just like mine. Great word! - Mustang, 2008-05-29: 18:14:00
I think now he's doing the Liverdance! - Nosila, 2008-05-29: 22:16:00
I think I hear my Irish grandfather, telling me what he thinks of my dancing. Yep, sure but I much better at it, with a drop of Tullamore tonic, Longfella." - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-30: 06:44:00
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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.