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单词 taxi dancing
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taxi dancingn.

Brit. /ˈtaksɪ ˌdɑːnsɪŋ/, /ˈtaksɪ ˌdansɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtæksi ˌdænsɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: taxi n., dancing n.
Etymology: < taxi n. (compare taxi n. Compounds 2) + dancing n., after taxi dance n. Compare slightly earlier taxi dancer n. and slightly later taxi dance v.
Originally U.S. Now chiefly historical.
The practice of working as a taxi dancer (see taxi dancer n.), or of attending a taxi dance or taxi dances.
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taxi dancing1927
1927 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 21 May 9/4 (advt.) Two Big Dances Featuring Harold Phelps and His Imperial Eight... Taxi-Dancing 4 P.M. Regular Dance 9 P.M. A Red Hot Time in a Favorite Summer Resort.
1982 Times 8 Feb. 22/7 The ancient (well, 61-year-old) custom of taxi-dancing has returned in style to New York.
2014 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 5 Feb. 34 Taxi dancing largely disappeared from the city after a crackdown on dance halls by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and the changing customs following World War II.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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