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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.
Verboticisms
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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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Rudeoafnerdyev
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: roo/dofe/nurdy/ev
Sentence: Anna Pavlova's boyfriend thought he was the 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
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COMMENTS:
It is tutu much for us! - Nosila, 2009-07-11: 01:40:00
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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
Choreawkraphy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kawr-ee-awk-ruh-fee
Sentence: I'm not sure you could say that Ronnie can't dance. He certainly has some interesting and athletic moves. It's just that his choeawkraphy and exuberance make it dangerous to be near him.
Etymology: choreography (the art of composing ballets and other dances) + awkward (lacking skill or dexterity)
Pasdedoh
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: pah de dough
Sentence: Kenny was now firmly entrenched as a wallflower once he had been identified as a pasdedoh. His reputation for j j j jivegawking, sambungling, disco-verhegoesagain and tangoling had spread even to the lowliest of barn dances in the country surrounding his home town.
Etymology: pas de deux (dance for two esp. in ballet) + doh (exclamation of dismay)
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COMMENTS:
didn't get it until I read the pronunciation - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-29: 10:25:00
Yes a little cryptic on first look. But someone voted for it. - petaj, 2008-05-30: 03:27:00
Entertaining. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-30: 06:47:00
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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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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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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)
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.