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单词 chicken dance
释义

chicken dancen.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n dɑːns/, /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n dans/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌdæns/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., dance n.
Etymology: < chicken n. + dance n.In quot. 1845 at sense 1 after Spanish baile de pollos (apparently a1845 or earlier).
1. Any of several popular dances in which participants imitate bird movements in a synchronized routine, typically performed to a lively tune or song; (also) the music to which such a dance is performed. Cf. chicken n. 14.For the dance popular in the 1970s, see funky chicken n. at funky adj.1 Compounds.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > lively dances > [noun] > others
hove-dance1390
tricotee1659
saltarello1724
écossaise1806
fling1806
carmagnole1827
gallopade1831
gallopading1833
polka1837
redowa1843
chicken dance1845
polking1845
schottische1849
Highland or Balmoral Schottische1882
kinkajou1927
knees up, Mother Brown1939
chicken1957
1845 Morning Post 3 Feb. 3/3 The bull fight was succeeded by the baile de pollos (chicken dance) the juego de ganzos or game of geese, and grand match of fives between Oyazun and San Sebastian.
1911 Washington Post 26 Dec. 2 The dance began at 9 o'clock, and included several attractive features, among them a german with a ‘chicken dance’.
1973 N.Y. Times 23 Nov. 20/1 In the midst of the million-dollar glitter, there was a young couple..doing a little chicken dance.
1983 Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels, Texas) (Nexis) 13 Nov. 1 a/4 When they play the Chicken Dance, they'll get up and do it.
1989 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) 4 Dec. a3 ‘That was the chicken dance,’ she said, demonstrating the dance's body-shaking moves. ‘First you do your fingers, then your wings.’
2018 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Mar. (Life & Style section) They don't want me to do a chicken dance, or pillow fight.
2. A ceremonial dance of some North American Indian peoples, inspired by the behaviour of the prairie chicken and other birds (see prairie chicken dance n. at prairie chicken n. Compounds).
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > American Indian dancing > [noun]
canticoy1670
corn dance1726
pipe dance1778
bear dance1784
sun dance1849
Ghost Dance1876
matachin1882
chicken dance1888
Ghost Dancing1890
snake-dance1931
1888 Indian's Friend Oct. They had the deer dance, the fish dance, the chicken dance, and others.
1982 R. Witmer Musical Life of Blood Indians x. 84 I made a song out of it. It's a Chicken Dance—it's Sioux.
2018 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 19 Oct. a1 Nugget Bull Bear and Punky Daniels perform a Chicken Dance as part of cultural displays Thursday during the annual Indigenous Celebration Day at Lethbridge College.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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