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noun ˈdʒuːbəˈdʒubə mass nounA dance originating among plantation slaves in the southern US, featuring rhythmic handclapping and slapping of the thighs. Example sentencesExamples - Later Moses reveals more subtle changes in character, as when, in reaction to a shock, he begins to dance, ‘half juba, half jig’.
- The term juba comes from the name of the chief drummer in the jubilee songs who pounded out the rhythms on celebration days of black culture.
Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin. proper nounˈdʒuːbəˈdʒubə The capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile; population 250,000 (est. 2005).
nounˈdʒubəˈjo͞obə A dance originating among plantation slaves in the southern US, featuring rhythmic handclapping and slapping of the thighs. Example sentencesExamples - The term juba comes from the name of the chief drummer in the jubilee songs who pounded out the rhythms on celebration days of black culture.
- Later Moses reveals more subtle changes in character, as when, in reaction to a shock, he begins to dance, ‘half juba, half jig’.
Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin. proper nounˈdʒubəˈjo͞obə The capital of South Sudan, on the White Nile River; population 250,000 (est. 2005).
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