cancan

[ kan-kan ]

/ ˈkænˌkæn /

noun

a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance.

Origin of cancan

1840–50; <French, repetitive compound (based on can) said to be nursery variant of canard duck; see canard

Words nearby cancan

Canaveral, Canberra, can buoy, Canby, canc., cancan, cancel, cancel culture, canceled check, cancellate, cancellated

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Example sentences from the Web for cancan

No rag-time was danced in those days, but early in the morning we had plenty of the cancan.
The Autobiography of a Thief|Hutchins Hapgood
The women who disport in the cancan at the same place are simply hired by the season.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 90, June, 1875|Various
Only this morning I open the ice box and they were all dancing the cancan.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson
From Sir Thomas's description one would imagine that the Cancan was habitually danced at the balls he frequents.
Red as a Rose is She|Rhoda Broughton

One young woman startles the crowd by announcing that she will dance the cancan for half a dollar.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations|William Howe

British Dictionary definitions for cancan

cancan

/ (ˈkænˌkæn) /

noun

a high-kicking dance performed by a female chorus, originating in the music halls of 19th-century Paris

Word Origin for cancan

C19: from French, of uncertain origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cancan
释义	cancan [ kan-kan ] / ˈkænˌkæn / noun a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance. Origin of cancan 1840–50; <French, repetitive compound (based on can) said to be nursery variant of canard duck; see canard Words nearby cancan Canaveral, Canberra, can buoy, Canby, canc., cancan, cancel, cancel culture, canceled check, cancellate, cancellated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cancan No rag-time was danced in those days, but early in the morning we had plenty of the cancan. The Autobiography of a Thief\|Hutchins Hapgood The women who disport in the cancan at the same place are simply hired by the season. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 90, June, 1875\|Various Only this morning I open the ice box and they were all dancing the cancan. Marse Henry (Vol. 2)\|Henry Watterson From Sir Thomas's description one would imagine that the Cancan was habitually danced at the balls he frequents. Red as a Rose is She\|Rhoda Broughton One young woman startles the crowd by announcing that she will dance the cancan for half a dollar. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations\|William Howe British Dictionary definitions for cancan cancan / (ˈkænˌkæn) / noun a high-kicking dance performed by a female chorus, originating in the music halls of 19th-century Paris Word Origin for cancan C19: from French, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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