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单词 do-se-do
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do-se-don.

/ˌdəʊzɪˈdəʊ/
Forms: Also do-si-do.
Etymology: Corruption of dos-à-dos adv., n., and adj.
Originally U.S.
A figure in square dancing in which two people pass around each other back to back and return to their places. Hence as v. intransitive. Also transferred.
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1929 D. Scarborough Can't get Red Bird v. 105 First couple out, round up four; Swing your pardners in a do-se-do.
1929 D. Scarborough Can't get Red Bird v. 106 Haul six and get fixed; Do-se-do like picking up sticks.
1934 Amer. Ballads & Folk Songs (1957) 415 Bunch the heifers to the middle, circle stags and do-se-do.
1962 R. Nettel Folk-dancing 147 Do-si-do. Partners face each other and walk forward passing right shoulders, then step sideways (back to back) and return to places walking backwards and passing left shoulders.
1969 C. Armstrong Seven Seats to Moon viii. 91 Tony Thees on J's trail in the Chevvy began to try to shake off Barry Goodrick in the Ford... They did tricky lane shifts, fast turns and do-si-dos around some blocks.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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